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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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In Bowentown, architect Brian White has designed a striking holiday home inspired by driftwood. The angular, sculptural building straddles a suburban street and a wild dunescape, presenting a private, closed facade to the road.
The home's interior is a warm, timber-lined sanctuary that opens towards the dunes and Tuhua island. Varying ceiling heights create a sense of compression and expansion, while the deliberate omission of a deck preserves the wildness of the coastal environment.
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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