Inland House

Mangawhai, New Zealand

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Inland House

Mangawhai, New Zealand

Firm

Gerrad Hall Architects

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2016

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

The site was a secret valley that had been subdivided off from a larger farm located about an hour north of Auckland, New Zealand.

The clients wanted to retreat from the city back to the land and memories of their childhood on a dairy farm. This idea of nostalgia suggested a search for the romantic and the rustic rather than intellectual abstraction.

The project is an exploration of a “Modern Farmhouse” typology using traditional New Zealand rural buildings as a formal reference.

The collection of 3 structures is assembled informally around a gravelled motor court with a 3m step down to the level of the lawns and the living areas.