Pete Bossley, a multi-award winning architect, adds another winner to his list with a relaxing, inspiring, contemporary beach house design. Okitu House at Tatapouri Point in New Zealand is the epitome of cool. Facing both bay and ocean, this casual, amazing hilltop beach house lies on its pristine, lush surroundings and cling to the ground with its low-profile form. This beachfront bungalow is capable of accommodating extended family with cozy appearance. To get the comfort of a large home and to save space, the architect used an innovative, T-shaped plan containing two wings that provide plenty of room for privacy and a covered outdoor living area with a view of the water via the glass-enclosed, see-through living room inside. The transparency opens to the outdoors and allows the spectacular view outside becomes.

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In view of the recent economic downturn, Jeffrey Allsbrook, Standard Principal and Co-Founder explains, Hidden House is the perfect example of how incorporating an existing structure can actually be the key to a successful new design.

Standard took on a challenging task when a young family asks for their help to build a new home with plenty of land for their children to grow up on. The family purchased the chosen site even though there was an already existing structure. Constrained to a strict budget, Standard managed to salvage and re-use 75 percent of the structure and existing materials.

What used to be 1,600 square-foot two-bedroom cottage becomes the living and dining spaces for Hidden House, now a 3,500 square-foot 3-bedroom plus office family home. Standard re-skinned everything to create a new cohesive design incorporating an added kitchen, family room, office, garage, master bedroom suite and children's bedroom that is carefully arranged around the original floor plan in an irregular H-shape pattern. Using inspiration from its site, Hidden House is arranged around two main courtyards completed with native plants and vegetables and pivoting doors in the main living spaces open up onto the courtyards providing expansive views of California paradise. Architect:standard

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