Rangikapiti View

This project is all about views. The client wanted to create a small holiday home with a beach feeling and to accommodate for the whole family and friends. The house is tucked into the hillside between Cable Bay and Mill Bay and the lines of the building has been shaped to reflect the angled hills around it. To one side the rolling hillside section has unobstructed views of the Rangikapiti Pa site at the end of the ridge, which is a local historic landmark overlooking the Mangonui Harbour. In the other direction the house overlooks Mill Bay. From the main deck the owners also have views over their own macadamia orchard; mature olive and manuka trees obscure the house from the main road. The design of the roof reflects the different angles of the hills surrounding it, opening up the house to Mill Bay side to create space for a mezzanine area. Light grey trapezoidal metal profile cladding and roofing and thermally modified, manuka colour stained NZ plantation timber for feature walls have been used to keep the bach low maintenance. Beaches are only walking distance away and the World Famous Mangonui fish shop nearby makes it the perfect getaway bach. The irregularly shaped roof reflects the different angles of the hills surrounding it and gives the house a different profile from every angle. The views have dictated the design of the house: they are like paintings framed through the different windows. Designed to maximise socializing, the spacious living area connects to the outside decks via bifold doors. Giving the impression of a much larger space. The deck to the north-east has small cover and a pergola for shading, while the deck on the south-west side captures the last rays of sunlight for dining. All the sleeping areas are located in a separate wing for privacy. Up the space-saver stairs is a mezzanine area for elevated views over Mill Bay. Colour pallet for the interior is neutral with light blue feature walls and furniture adding some pops of colour. As the exterior it is low maintenance, with light laminate flooring throughout most of the house. You can just come back from a day at the beach, kick off your shoes and relax.