castle rock house

2015 NZIA Jury Citation: "Yet another in a series of exemplary beach houses by this practice, this project has a directness and simplicity that engages its occupants with both the essential and the existential nature of the beach house. Beautifully considered and expertly crafted, this is a demanding house - showers are not fully weather-sealed, surfaces are intended to suffer the natural consequences of ageing, and materials are blunt and uncompromising: the architects know that meeting some challenges is a wholly beneficial exercise. Yet within this almost rustic language is a captivating level of delight - the warm breezes passing through the spaces, the sand on the floor: all the qualities which distinguish a holiday house from a suburban home create a distinctive sense of place. The house commands its site without either pretence or posturing and invites occupation in all seasons."

Photographer

Patrick Reynolds

Contractor

Lindesay Construction

Awards

NZIA - Auckland Architecture Award 2015

NZIA - New Zealand Award for Architecture (Residential) 2015

Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects
Castle Rock House by Herbst Architects