City Beach House / Fearon Hay Architects

City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade, Door, Garden
© Simon Wilson

City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography, GlassCity Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, WoodCity Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade, GardenCity Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography, WoodCity Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - More Images+ 4

Auckland, New Zealand
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  290
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Simon Wilson
  • Lead Architects: Tim Hay, Jeff Fearon
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City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade, Garden
© Simon Wilson

Text description provided by the architects. Two crisp white rectangular volumes are set in a suburban street close to Takapuna Beach. This work is the result of the owner’s brief requiring a beach-side retreat in the city.

City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Wood
© Simon Wilson

A single form houses the downstairs living, eating and cooking with bedroom and additional living above. Additional sleeping spaces are in a separate structure – the two forms relating to each other across a grassed courtyard.

City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography, Dining room, Glass
© Simon Wilson

The language is comprised of rough sawn boards and expanded aluminum mesh screens, all unified in a monochromatic white palette. Retractable glazing within the line of the screens creates open living and sleeping verandas for the enjoyment of the summer months.

City Beach House  / Fearon Hay Architects - Interior Photography
© Simon Wilson

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Cite: "City Beach House / Fearon Hay Architects" 17 Jan 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/932108/city-beach-house-fearon-hay-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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