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Stevens Lawson Architects – Latest Designs

Karekare Bach, Waitakere Ranges, New Zealand

photograph : Simon Devitt
Karekare Bach New Zealand beachfront Residence
Stevens Lawson Architects collaborate with designer and surfer Dean Pool on a spectacular NZ beach-front cabin.

Headland House, Waiheke Island, New Zealand

photograph © Mark Smith
Headland House on Waiheke Island

Westmere House, New Zealand
Date: 2011

photo © Mark Smith
New Zealand house design by Stevens Lawson Architects
Within the rapidly changing neighbourhood our design relates to the rhythms and scale of the historical timber clad villas with their street facing verandahs, picket fences and balustrades. While the house is large, the proportions of the frontage closely relate to the Victorian era houses in the street.

Te Kaitaka House, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Date: 2011

photo © Mark Smith
Te Kaitaka House
Te Kaitakat is nestled amongst the tussock covered hills of Roy’s Peninsula on the shores of Lake Wanaka, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Te Wahipounamu / Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area and Mt Aspiring National Park.

Karaka Bay House, Glendowie, New Zealand
Date: 2010

photo © Mark Smith
Karaka Bay House
The house is located on the edge of a cliff overlooking Browns Island in the Waitemata Harbour. The clients had lived on the site for thirty five years in a deteriorating timber house and were keen to build a new home to live in for the rest of their lives.

Onetangi Beach House, New Zealand

photo © Patrick Reynolds
Onetangi Beach House
The black timber house is situated beside a rocky outcrop at the eastern end of Onetangi Beach on Waiheke Island. It is dug into the base of a steep slope and partially tucked behind a mature Pohutukawa tree.

Te Mata House, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

photo © Mark Smith
The house sits on a promontory amongst the foothills of Te Mata Peak overlooking Hawkes Bay. Our clients had run a sheep station at Parongahau for many years and were looking to establish a new home at Te Mata. They are also actively involved in the Hawkes Bay art scene, as collectors and administrators.
Te Mata House

Stevens Lawson Architects – Major Design

Herne Bay House, Auckland, New Zealand
Date built: 2004

photo © Mark Smith
Herne Bay House
The house for a family is situated on a quiet street in the inner Auckland suburb of Herne Bay. Honed concrete blocks, dark stained timber and white pre-cast concrete have been combined in an intensive sculptural composition that has a sense of permanence and craft. The cast concrete facade acts simultaneously as a public sculpture, a gift to the street, and as a protective mask for the private spaces behind.

Stevens Lawson Architects – Key Projects

Featured Buildings by Stevens Lawson Architects, alphabetical:

Cox’s Bay House, Waitemata Harbour
Date built: 2006

photo © Mark Smith
Cox’s Bay House
This four-bedroom family home, overlooking Cox’s Bay and the western reaches of the Waitemata Harbour, sits amongst an eclectic collection of properties on a quiet suburban street.

Hobson Bay House, Auckland
Date built: 2003

photo © Mark Smith
Hobson Bay House
This award-winning house sits majestically on a north sloping section with a dramatic outlook to Hobson Bay, in Auckland, NZ adjacent to an enclave of iconic New Zealand modern houses.

Hot Water Beach House, Coromandel Peninsula
Date built: 2006

photo © Mark Smith
New Zealand home
This single-story family house is located on the beachfront of Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Omaha House
Date built: –

photo © Mark Smith
Omaha House
Omaha is a small beach town on Omaha Bay in the Rodney District, in the north of New Zealand. It is located 74.7 km north of Auckland. It is on a sandspit that adjoins Tawharanui Peninsula and separates Whangateau Harbour from Omaha Bay.

Onehunga House
Date built: –

image © Mark Smith
Onehunga House
Onehunga is a residential and light-industrial suburb. According to the 2006 census, there were 7,824 residents in Onehunga.

Onehunga Studio
Date built: 2005

image © Mark Smith
Onehunga Studio
Two black timber blocks are separated by a rusty steel door. The blank facade, with its illusion of a two dimensional painting, masks a light filled angular interior space and verandah.

Tamahere House
Date built: 2004

image © Mark Smith
Tamahere House
This family home is a contemporary country house and is located in grassy fields at the edge of a steep gully. The house and the landscape are designed as an integral whole, interacting with the surrounding landscape not in a deferential way but by framing it and by contrasting it.