Double Courtyard
Te Arai
Beach House
Te Arai, Aotearoa New Zealand
Status ︎ Under Construction
Te Arai, Aotearoa New Zealand
Status ︎ Under Construction
The Double Courtyard
House is a hybrid building type that merges two pavilions of contrasting
character.
Set at different levels to follow the contours of the
land, the house is both solid and hunkered into the dunes, while being
permeable and continuous with the wider coastal landscape.
Two courtyards embody the character of the pavilion they are set within.
In contrast, the front courtyard is open and operable, allowing it to read as an extension to the rooms located around its perimeter.