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Coastal wilderness
On the divide between suburban street and wild dunescape, Brian White carves a retreat from a singular form.
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Architect Brian White designed a striking holiday home in Bowentown, straddling a suburban street and wild dunes. Inspired by driftwood, the bold, angular form is closed to the street for privacy but opens dramatically to the coastal landscape, aligning with Tuhua (Mayor Island).
The interior is a warm "cocoon" of timber, featuring macrocarpa floors and pine-clad walls. Varying ceiling heights create a dynamic of compression and expansion. The design intentionally omits a deck to preserve the natural dunescape.
The recessed entrance is cut from an otherwise solid street-facing elevation
Not quite perpendicular to the sea, the house is aligned perfectly with the island of Tuhua.
Image: Simon Wilson
Image: Simon Wilson
Inside, the further you move into the house the more it reveals.
The house sits about 100 metres from high tide mark, at the edge of a wild dunescape.
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