在太平洋的一个谷地或简单的whare占据沿海地区的传统中,这个概念从一个简单的倾斜屋顶中吸取了它的形式,遮盖了一个开放的生活亭。然而,从水面或海滩上看,它的轮廓让人联想到一个港口的标志,直立在沙丘上,引导着航海的客户的家。它的主人要求这个whare成为一个规模适中的度假小屋,有3间卧室和社会家庭聚会空间。滨水区占据了路边的土地,那里的海景被前沙丘阻挡–这是米德兰海滩的一个常见限制。

In the tradition of a Pacific a fale or simple whare occupying a coastal site, this concept draws its form from a simple pitched roof sheltering an open living pavilion. However, from the water or the beach, its silhouette is evocative of a harbor marker, upright on the dune, guiding its seafaring client’s home. Its owners asked for this whare to be a modestly scaled holiday bach with 3 bedrooms and social family gatherings space. The waterfront site occupies the land by the side of the road where ocean views are obstructed by the foredune – a common constraint of Midland’s Beach.

我们的解决方案是将生活与土地和睡眠与天空联系起来。与谷仓不同,我们将卧室放在 “阁楼 “上,将每个睡眠区与海洋的地平线或灌木丛相连。这样,整个底层就被释放出来,供人们灵活地共同生活。在地势下降的情况下,一艘船被藏在楼板下。

Our solution was to connect living with the land and sleeping with the sky. Unlike a fale we have placed bedrooms in the ‘attic’, connecting each respective sleeping zone with either the ocean’s horizon or the bush. This released the entire ground floor for flexible, communal living. A boat is tucked below the floorboards as the descending topography allowed.

这间小屋的公共性和紧邻道路边缘的位置决定了两层都要有屏风来调节隐私和阳光。下层的屏风可以滑开,而上层的屏风则像鸟的翅膀或天空中的风筝一样向前旋转。

The whare’s public and immediate location to the road edge dictated screens at both levels to moderate privacy and sun. Lower-level screens slide away while upper screens pivot forward like the wings of a bird or kites in the sky.

可持续发展–可持续发展的首要考虑因素是小房子的占地面积–110平方米。虽然房子下面的沙质基质决定了混凝土地基和一些钢架来抵御我们摇晃的岛屿,但房子的其余部分是木材驱动的,以尽可能地降低碳的体现。房子是完全离网的;有太阳能、雨水收集、现场雨水处理、被动式太阳能控制,以及自然通风。

Sustainability – The primary consideration to sustainability resides in the small house’s footprint – 110msq. While the sandy substrate below the house dictated concrete foundations and some steel frame to resist our shaky isles, the balance of the house is timber driven to lower the embodied carbon as much as possible. The house is entirely off-grid; with solar power, rainwater collection, onsite stormwater disposal, passive solar control, and naturally ventilated.

Architects: RTA Studio
Area : 110 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Jackie Meiring
Builders : Great Barrier Building
City : Great Barrier Island / Aotea
Country : New Zealand