架构师提供的文本描述。在赫恩湾的房子是在一个向北的斜坡上，从赫恩湾向怀塔马塔港望去。该幅土地已划作“住宅二”地带，以确认该区的重要遗产及特色。一个空的网站提供了一个难得的机会，为当代重新构想别墅原型，这是典型的周围。

Text description provided by the architects. The House in Herne Bay is on a north facing slope, looking out over Herne Bay towards the Waitamata harbor. The site is zoned Residential 2 which recognises the significant heritage and character of the area. An empty site presented a rare opportunity for a contemporary re-conception of the Villa archetype which typifies the surrounds.

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西蒙·德维特

在赫恩湾的房子融合了当代新西兰的理想，设计和建设，同时保持了良好的礼貌别墅的语言和姿态。

The House in Herne Bay integrates contemporary New Zealand ideals, design and construction, whilst maintaining much of the language and posture of the well mannered Villa.

这一当代混凝土结构是在三个层次上形成的：车库在下面挖掘；上层埋伏在一个倾斜的屋顶下面；中间层用风化板令人印象深刻的混凝土鳍的水平组成大胆地表现出来。这些鳍抽象化了传统的街道走廊，同时帮助控制内部空间的隐私和光线。

This contemporary concrete construct is sculpturally formed over three levels: garaging is excavated below; the upper level sits recessively beneath a hipped roof; the mid level is boldly expressed by the horizontal composition of weatherboard impressed concrete fins. These fins abstract the traditional street verandah whilst aiding control of privacy and light into the spaces within. 

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西蒙·德维特

该方案安排在中央北部的外部核心位置，使房屋朝向太阳，提供室外生活，在怀塔马塔的视野之外，并创造了一个垂直的联系，所有层次的住宅。虽然生活空间是开放的外部核心，定制橱柜和壁炉创造了各种内部空间。

Programme is arranged about a central northern positioned exterior core which orientates the house towards the sun, provides outdoor living, a view of the Waitamata beyond and creates a vertical link between all levels of the dwelling. Whilst the living spaces are open to the exterior core, bespoke cabinetry and fireplaces creates a variety of interior spaces.

 © Simon Devitt

西蒙·德维特

居住空间既宏伟又亲密，很像传统别墅面向街道的房间。

Living spaces are both grandeur yet intimate, much like the street facing rooms of the traditional Villa.