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Out of the blue Coastal living has never looked better – this home is a dark glazed cube that floats above the landscape, maximising the sea breeze and great views 94 search | save | share at trendsideas.com Prime clifftop locations are always sought after, so it’s not surprising that planning a new home on such a site sometimes involves building over the foundations of an older one. That’s what happened with this project in Coromandel, says designer Kris Wilson, director of Design House Architecture. “The owners couldn’t go past the view, even though there was an existing bach on site. We removed most of this house and built a new home on the old foundations.” Wilson says a simple, contemporary