This is also a Modern Architecture Casa no Geres House that is easy to love from certain perspectives and from others, it looks quite unsuitable for its surroundings. From some angles, the house seems like an accident, some kind of a mishap with transportation containers and building materials. One part of the building is [...]
In 1973 Murray Cockburn Partnership succeeded Architects Engineers Partnership which was established by Murray Cockburn in Suva, Fiji in 1971. MCP has associated Ron Seeto joined the practice in 1981. MCP Auckland was opened in 1986. Ron Seeto is principal of MCP Auckland. The personnel at Murray Cockburn Partnership have the skills to creatively interpret our Clients requirements after having studied the particular constraints relating to a site and taking into account all physical, climatic, cultural and other influences in order to maximise the success of the project.
Eckersley Garden Architecture offers our clients a revitalised approach to creating a landscape. Merging experience and creativity, our passion is crafting a unique garden that invites you to enjoy your outdoor space. Iconic designer Rick Eckersley is joined by recent partners Scott Leung and Myles Broad to offer a wealth of knowledge in aesthetics and practical form. This garden is designed for a young active family who love to entertain and didn’t want to spend all their spare time slaving in the garden. It is nested amongst large native trees near a 1960’s home that provides strong bones which allowed to structure the garden.
The graphic lines of the cottage are designed to further marry it to its site—highlighting through contrast the wind-sculpted trees and craggy rock of the Bay that make its landscape unique. A glass link bridges between the cottage’s two volumes one containing living spaces, the other sleeping and washing areas and a wood deck terraces down to fold into the island on three sides. Window openings throughout are aligned to allow through views to the trees behind and the open water in front. The pure forms of the cottage are highlighted and reinforced through material choice, including knotty cedar cladding, a standing seam metal roof, and a dry-laid stone fireplace.
