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Elegant Minimalism on New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island

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Glossy citified black contrasts with wind-bleached timber and polished concrete for a holiday getaway from Auckland’s Fearon Hay Architects.

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The elegant escape is on Great Barrier Island, a short boat trip away from the mainland in the Hauraki Gulf.

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It is sited near several older rural farm buildings on the very isolated island.

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A polished concrete pad is set within the wooden deck like a rug.

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The open central pavilion recalls a camping tradition in which two enclosed spaces are linked by a tarpaulin stretched between them.

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An outdoor fireplace makes an aesthetic statement while meeting a super-safe building code – you are on your own if fires start.

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Bedroom wings to each side can be closed up completely when not in use.

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Black metal screens that are permeable open or close the sleeping ‘sheds’ to each side of the pavilion.

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Matching modules cut from band-sawn plywood cladding and stained black echo the elegant elongated screens.

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The architects have created an understated holiday retreat with a casual yet elegant minimalism despite its economical materials.

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