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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
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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