McKenna House


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Details

Project date: October 2004

Floor area: 376 sqm

Site area: 705 sqm

Team

Designer: Will Tatton

Draughtsperson: Justin Harding

Features

  • Wide sliding cedar aerofoil blade louvres as room divisions provide a tropical element & filtered light
  • The house has a mix of 3 & 2 storey spaces responding to the sloping site
  • High stud and high glazing means all the lower & upper rooms have a great feeling of space like being outside
  • Rigorous disciplined composition keeps the forms simple & the overall feel is uncomplicated & calm

Products

Cladding: Celcrete with plaster finish

Joinery: Aluminium

Roofing: Flat butynol & coloursteel

Balustrades: Cantilevered glass & solid plaster

Entertaining here is a pleasure with multiple indoor/outdoor living areas and a courtyard deck.  This home has upper living and great views to the beach over nearby houses and Papamoa Beach road.

Features include a 2.6m high glazing and 2.7m stud heights throughout which provide a feeling of being outside through maximum light and space.  An upper floor private sheltered courtyard gives true outdoor living away from the wind.

Location: 39 Monticello Key, Papamoa, Tauranga Region, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandWT-logo

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