Tuiroa

Waiheke Island, Auckland. Concept Design & Resource Consent: Bossley Architects ltd. Developed and Detailed Design: EA Designer. Located on a generous site on Auckland’s Waiheke Island, three clients envisioned a private sanctuary to encompass the serenity of the island. Bossley Architects were originally engaged to design and produce planning approval for the ambitious residence.   The design responded to the client’s desire for simplicity, and the idea of a small oasis for the residents with accessory buildings to accommodate visitors to the island and woofers to help harvest a local orchard. EA Designer took this concept through the developed design stage, working closely with the clients to evolve and formalise the original vision. Care and innovation were critical in producing the desired simplicity of the design, whilst prefabrication methods and techniques were incorporated into the bones of the building. The residences and their accessory buildings act as a unified village, sculptural larch monoliths huddling around a central outdoor living space.