BOWER HOUSE

In a remote New Zealand surf town, architects Lance and Nicola Herbst ingeniously tuck a spacious weekend retreat amid a lush grove of exotic trees

Michael Lassell

ELLE DECOR: Where on New Zealand’s long coastline is this house located? LANCE HERBST: It’s in a popular beach settlement called Piha, which is about a 45-minute drive west of Auckland. It’s one of the nearest surfing beaches to the city, and it’s powerfully beautiful, with black sand and a mountainous backdrop. It can be wild and brooding. ED: And the property is at the edge of a protected forest? LH: Yes. On this part of the beach, the buildable lots are only one or two deep, and behind them is a protected reserve of native vegetation that runs all the way up to the Waitakere Ranges. There’s a narrow road that runs along the beach, with dunes on the sea side and residences on the other. The site was originally entirely covered…

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ELLE DECOR (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2017

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