2024 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
Pukatea Beach House
Not only have the architects provided two comfortable, delightful homes that consider the site and aspect, but they have also helped the client develop a strategy for her site. The ‘FLiP’ house, a prefabricated prototype, provides rental income, and in her own home, the client has a dedicated area to run her dog-grooming business – these lucky hounds have a ‘groom with a view’. The original retaining wall of the previous house creates an interesting textured landscape feature between the two dwellings. The main home addresses the very public beach front with carefully considered planning, window placement and recessed outdoor living areas. The bush-clad hills to the east are framed through high-level windows and, combined with a deck and sliding doors, allow morning sun to fill the living space.
- Practice
- First Light Studio Ltd and FLiP Homes
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Wellington
