Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 4 New Zealand | Page 38

Previous pages: As you enter the house, it opens
up to a light-filled living space containing lounge,
dining and kitchen areas. These all maximise the
ocean views and seamlessly flow into outdoor
living areas.
Top: The all-white kitchen has been kept
deliberately simple. It is fully integrated, with flush
doors and cabinets and a linear finger groove that
runs through all drawer fronts.

The strong horizontal planes in white
contrast with the vertical support elements clad in dark basalt stone. These
form a central spine through the house,
starting at the front exterior, penetrating
into the entrance way, through the living
spaces and out to a west-facing outdoor
entertaining and cooking area.
In the living area, this vertical element
houses a central fireplace and divides the
seating and dining areas. As seen elsewhere in the house, associated cabinetry is
designed to give the sense of floating.

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“I tried not to have cabinetwork touch
the floor,” says Banham. “I wanted to have
it cantilever as much as I could, like the
balconies and roof line.”
The west outdoor area is covered by
a six-metre cantilevered roof, including
operable louvres. However, this alone
doesn’t provide enough protection from
the prevailing winds.
For that, the architect created an even
more sheltered area on the north face of
the building. Referred to as the atrium,
this inset terrace is glazed on three sides.