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“The house has quite a simple form,
with the double storey helping to minimise the footprint,” the architect says.
“The stepped modules break up the mass
of the building on the south side. And the
design provides glazed corners that open
up the interior to the view and the morning sun – the view is much more expansive
than it would have been without these.”
Hill indented the two ends of the
house, so they form a V shape that also
helps to break up the mass, visually. In
addition, the V creates bay window areas

and alcoves that the owners can decorate
and furnish as more intimate spaces.
The front door opens directly into the
large, open-plan family living area and
kitchen, which in turn lead to a living
area. Because this level is essentially one
room deep, it benefits from both the sun
coming in through full-height windows
on the north side, and the views through
the floor-to-ceiling glazing to the south.
“The property is quite far from the
city, so we tried to limit the number of
trades we had working on site,” says Hill.

Preceding pages and above: This new holiday
home on a high hill above the sea incorporates
three glazed modules. These step back along the
ridgeline to maximise the view through the front
and the corners of each glazed element. Designed
by architect David Hill, the house also features
a twisted, pitched roof that creates sheltering
overhangs between each module.
Facing page, top and lower: The two-storey house
has a relatively small footprint. Because it is
exposed to the full strength of the southerly winds
coming up the bay, it has been designed to cope
with high wind loadings and driving rain.

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