ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/796225/nelson-house-aka-architecture Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Daniela Cardenas https://www.archdaily.com/796225/nelson-house-aka-architecture The Nelson House is situated on a rise overlooking Kapiti Island and the coastal residences of Waikanae Beach. The clients brief was for a house that was quintessentially ‘Kiwi’ in its’ aesthetic and materiality. With a love of timber weatherboards, plywood and concrete, it became important to include these materials in the house in an honest and integral way. Due to the sloping nature of the site and the need to have a division between the owners’ day-to-day living spaces and guest accommodation, the plan required a split from the start – whether horizontal or vertical in nature.

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