2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Omata Beach House
The jury was impressed by this beautiful, carefully detailed home, which has clearly been designed with consideration of how it is occupied throughout different seasons and times of the day. The operability of the house allows for sun and wind to be modified in the living spaces. Internal courtyards provide a strong connection to the landscape, while maintaining privacy for those in residence. Highly crafted joinery is seamlessly integrated into the building and other materials selected provide a tactile reminder that this is a beach house, with local stone used for floors and robust timbers throughout. Small moments like foot washing basins located around the exterior hint at a thoughtful, well-used and practical family home.
- Practice
- Herbst Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Auckland
