Birch Country House
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Details
Project date: 2009
Floor area: 930m2 including balconies & garaging
Site area: Several hectares
Features
- Tropical design influences with pavilion hipped roofs, large courtyard, timber balconies and large covered verandas
- Reflecting pool and swimming pool integrated into outdoor living rooms. Waterfalls to direct rain down the walls from special lowered spoutings which reveal the tiled roof edge
- Library, study and guest accommodation
- Double height living room with gallery above and wood detailing
Products
Cladding: Lightweight concrete and sponge finished plaster
Joinery: Aluminium with some cedar doors in aluminium frames. Special 5m high pivoting glazed doors to living room
Roofing: Corrugated coloursteel
Balustrades: Metre high stained hardwood timber and aluminium
Flooring: Concrete (lower) and timber (upper) with Hyspan long span joists
On a beautiful large country site high in the Kaimai Ranges, this house will provide a substantial home for a family of five. Views are superb over a native bush reserve to Matakana Island and Mount Maunganui. The site is right up against the main range bush line and is high enough to need sensible design for shelter from westerly winds. This is achieved with a 'U' shaped courtyard and garden walls creating tropical outdoor rooms.
Tropical modern features are integrated throughout. A feature is a set of six very tall doors opening from the double height living room to the courtyard and pools, with the view extending over native forest to the sea. Seamless indoor - outdoor living is created following the tropical ideal. This will be a place of adventure, memories and rest from travels.
Location: Work Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
