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With a View Like This, You'd Also Want a Facade That Could Fold Open

Located on New Zealand's Great Barrier Island, this solar-powered home designed by Fearon Hay Architects is as idyllic as they come.

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The screens are perforated, keeping the home secure even as light and fresh air enter pass through. The interior's wall and floors are covered in oiled oak boards that "provide a warm counter to [the] robust exterior," say the architects.
The screens are perforated, keeping the home secure even as light and fresh air enter pass through. The interior's wall and floors are covered in oiled oak boards that "provide a warm counter to [the] robust exterior," say the architects.
Symmetrical bedrooms, one at each side of the house, flank the living room.
Symmetrical bedrooms, one at each side of the house, flank the living room.
A water collection system and solar panels keep this home self-sufficient. "This is a retreat that provides shelter, warmth, and comfort to engage with the wilderness and isolation of the remote setting," the architects add.
A water collection system and solar panels keep this home self-sufficient. "This is a retreat that provides shelter, warmth, and comfort to engage with the wilderness and isolation of the remote setting," the architects add.