Herbst Architects has created a house that sits quietly above the dunes, respectfully crafted from stone and timber and designed to facilitate full enjoyment of its special site.

Dune House is both a sensitive and considered insertion to the coastal terrain, tracking the linear notions of the dunes already in place.

Through a deep connection with the site of Great Barrier Island, Herbst Architects has produced a reverent addition to the landscape with Awana Beach House.

Occupying a site with direct access to the beach, Herbst Architects’ Papamoa Beach House unfolds in response to its two aspects.

By day, the Lantern House by Herbst Architects reads as a dark rectilinear form, yet by night, softly glowing from within the light streaming through the battens lends the design another dimension.

Herbst Architects’ Bay of Islands House is defined by the breathtaking views across the bay from which it takes its name.

Resting at the base of a steep mountain slope that rises sharply above the beach, Kawakawa House is a place from which to experience life amongst the trees and contemplate the ocean below.