Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 6 New Zealand | Page 72

Above: The galley kitchen features composite
stone benchtops, one light and one dark. Ceramic
floor tiles run throughout the house, providing a
practical option for a beachside home.
Far right: Black joinery frames the view from
this bedroom, one of two in the studio. With the
large sliding glass door open, cross ventilation is
maximised.
Story by Colleen Hawkes
Photography by Jamie Cobel

straight down the beach. The view is
reflected in a sea-blue glass splashback in
the kitchen.
To reinforce the beach connection, the
benchtops are in stone, with the perimeter
surfaces reminiscent of sand.
The architect says many of the pantry
items are stored in the bank of cabinets
that line the passageway leading to the
bedrooms. Laundry facilities are also
positioned along this wall.
Both bedrooms are doubles, and the
end bedroom juts out with a wrap-around

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window on one corner. A large sliding
door peels back to open up the space to
the outdoors, where a frameless glass
balustrade provides a safety barrier.
“Wherever you are in the house, there
is a close connection with the sea,” says
Jessop. “The owners can look out the
window to see if the surf’s up, and they
frequently see orcas and dolphins close to
shore. In terms of the view, there is always
plenty happening. But the house is still
private. From the beach below, it reads as
a simple dark box on the hillside.”