The additions to the clifftop house are a horizontal spreading along the cliff, embracing the maritime approach to Tāmaki Makaurau from northern approaches, past Rangitoto Island to North Head.
The original house is a lantern like staircase within a collection of stacked cubes tumbling down the cliff. A single storey dining room volume embraces an existing pohutukawa tree and connects the earlier building to a new two storey cube like addition revolving around a double height entry.
A new linking axis from existing kitchen, through dining room, entry and living room reorientates the house toward the sun and a new garden.The construction mimics that of the existing house; stone on concrete inside and out, hand finished plaster walls, and beautifully made elements of swamp kauri and nickel coated steel.
- Architect: Cheshire Architects
- Photos: Sam Hartnett
- Words: Qianqian
