A central bathroom features a tiled bathtub under a skylight. The walls are covered in a glossy white tile, and the floors with a geometric blue and white matte tile.
Fed up with flashy, environmentally insensitive beach homes, architect Gerald Parsonson and his wife, Kate, designed a humble hideaway nestled behind sand dunes along the New Zealand coastline. Crafted in the image of a modest Kiwi bach, their 1,670-square-foot retreat consists of a group of small buildings clad in black-stained pine weatherboards and fiber-cement sheets.
Bedroom Open to Living Room
Even the master bath fully embraces the Bondi Beach location. A large picture window and skylight create the feeling of being outdoors in this marble oasis.
Playful geometry and clean lines also make their way into the minimalist bathroom, which is surrounded by the same “concrete finish” walls used throughout the home.
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A view from the vestibule looking out.
Gardens planted on both sides of the vestibule provide privacy, as well as an immersive jungle-like experience.
A glazed vestibule connects the new addition with the renovated bungalow.
The master bedroom's sliding glass doors open up to an outdoor terrace, garden, and the pool.
Sliding glass doors dramatically open the master bedroom up to the outdoors.
Looking for master bedroom lighting ideas for a vaulted ceiling? Try this one, where a gaggle of Edison bulbs are suspended from a vaulted ceiling and drape over an exposed beam in this otherwise sparse bedroom.
This gabled addition by Upstairs Studio Architecture is topped with a standing seam metal roof and is clad in vertical corrugated metal siding.
A wood-burning fireplace anchors the living room in the bungalow.
The existing home has been painted a crisp white, while timber elements and brick flooring lend warmth to the space.
The architects stripped back years of alterations on the one-story bungalow to create a more minimalist and pared-back appearance.
The home is nestled in a lushly planted landscape with tropical flora and live oaks.
The cabins feature gabled roofs pitched at different heights.
Sleeping Cabin at dawn.