Environmentally Friendly House by Herbst Architects in New Zealand Home Decor

Environmentally Friendly House by Herbst Architects in New Zealand

June 20, 2011 - Posted by Zara MaddocksTags: Environmentally Friendly House, Herbst Architects, New Zealand, Zealand

Hauraki Gulf Herbst Architects have designed the modern baches on Great Barrier island in New Zealand.This environmentally friendly house is built for the clients Doug Compson and his wife Cristine, planed as their holiday house to enjoys the beautiful Medlands Beach. A covered outdoor deck, sun court, kitchen and seating areas transform a standard linear plan into individual spaces suited to summer holidays. Block piers and double timber posts hold delicate trusses that provide a structural rhythm that reinforces individual living spaces. Translucent walls enclose private terraces that focus views on beautiful ridgelines rather than joining the jostling water views. At every step this is architecture of unexpected beauty and rich simplicity. The house is a simple L-shape design built on one level on a mere 100 square metres with all rooms facing north. There are three bedrooms,the main bedroom having access to the outdoor room,which is seamlessly connected to the living area of the house. The main part of the house has five bays of similar dimention,all interconnected,two for indoor living and two for the outside room with the master bedroom at the end. This Compson Bach have wins the NZIA Auckland Architecture Award (Residential) in 2009.