Beachside - Te Awanga

By Pollen Workshop

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Completed in 2015 this coastal property in Te Awanga is centred around the use of natural and recycled materials.

Brief:

Create a vibrant, light coastal home, with playful spaces for a young family.

Key features:

The central spine boardwalk gives a pinhole view from the front entrance looking throughout the house and out to the ocean. The large white cement pavers welcome you on this journey through hand sawn eucalyptus arches covered in rambling ornamental grapes.  Recycled beams and rustic decking shout coastal charm. Erosion setbacks were seen as an opportunity, not a threat, allowing for raised lawns and dune restorations seaward.

The central courtyard and greenwall provides an oasis away from the afternoon sea breezes.

Equipped with a hot outdoor shower and provisions for a wetback hot tub, this family-friendly home utilizes every nook and cranny of its 809m2 site.

The converted shipping container office at the rear of the property is used to take advantage of the tough building regulations in the area. The rustic container is clad in fijian mahogany and combined with the decking, this seamlessly flows onto the back lawn, creating another intimate and secluded sunny space away from sea breezes.

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Beachside - Te Awanga

Pollen Workshop
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THE POLLEN WORKSHOP WAY

I believe in simplicity and most importantly, sustainability. This design philosophy has been shaped largely by the rural upbringing I enjoyed on the coastal environment of the East Coast of New Zealand.

Life on a farm requires a simplistic functionality. As guardians of the land, sustainability is required to ensure we hand a better environment to our next generations. Pollen Workshop looks to use these values of simplicity and sustainability in all of our design, be it rural, residential or riparian management.

Pollen Workshop is a small, independent Landscape Architecture company based in Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay. Our design philosophy is centered around the creation of simple, highly functional spaces. This ethos can be seen everyday at our Pollen Workshop coastal HQ. 

I graduated from Lincoln University with a degree in Landscape Architecture in 2007 and worked in Melbourne before moving back to Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay in 2010. I have been practicing here ever since.

I look forward to seeing you at The Office for a coffee and to chat through your project soon.

– Willie Murphy

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