The original brief for this home was to create a “beach house” for relaxed family living.
It had to be robust, low maintenance, able to with-stand the rigours of a slightly inland coastal environment, private in the sub-urban context but connected with the surrounding environment.
The house is situated on a highly visible section at the front edge of the Marsden Cove canal system, with distant views through the canal entrance, across Whangarei Harbour to Mt. Mania. This connection was extremely important as was the openness to the marina. The client was passionate about family, the sea and boats with an over-arching desire to do things properly. Therefore a high level of design and finish was required.