Ware Koa House is a former holiday home recently renovated by Strachan Group Architects, a multiple award-winning Auckland practice. Opahi Bay has been the McGreal family holiday destination since the early 1950’s when Ray McGreal built the original fibrolite family bach and tennis court on the eastward sloping site towards the idyllic bay. Whare Koa, the new house of Ray’s youngest daughter and her family required a sensitive and thoughtful approach to a unique and special place, filled with memories and family history.

Ware Koa House是最近由Strachan集团建筑公司翻新的一个以前的度假别墅，这是一家多次获奖的奥克兰公司。早在20世纪50年代初，雷·麦克格雷尔(RayMcGare)就一直是麦克格雷尔家庭度假的目的地。当时，雷·麦克格雷尔(RayMcGare)在向东倾斜的海湾上建造了原始的菲莱家族巴赫(Fielite)家族巴赫雷最小的女儿和她的家人的新家-Whare Koa-需要对一个充满回忆和家族史的独特而特殊的地方采取一种敏感和深思熟虑的方式。

The home had to accommodate a very active and gregarious live-work lifestyle and see them in to retirement. Having been involved with the community for over fifty years, the brief for the family’s new house was beyond the normal requirements of a contemporary three-bedroom home. The family’s new house was to become part home, part workshop/studio and part community facility to accommodate weekly tennis games and community meetings etc.

家庭必须适应一种非常活跃和群居的生活方式，并让他们退休。在与社区交往了50多年后，这个家庭新房子的简况超出了现代三卧室住宅的正常要求。这个家庭的新房子将成为一部分住宅，一部分是车间/工作室，一部分是社区设施，以容纳每周一次的网球比赛和社区会议等等。

The floor plan is “T” shaped, with the head anchored to the low part of the site, directly atop the footprint of the old bach, accommodating two east facing bedrooms and the art studio with the main living spaces and kitchen above – all oriented towards the view. An open atrium occupies the space between this living wing and the workshop with master suite above with views beyond via the glazed roof and clerestory.

平面图是“T”形，头部固定在场地的低端，直接位于老巴赫的脚印上，容纳两间面向东的卧室和一间艺术工作室，里面有主要的起居空间和厨房，全部面向景观。一个开放的中庭占据了这个活生生的机翼与车间之间的空间，上面有主套房，通过玻璃屋顶和牧师可以看到远处的景色。

The atrium is a multi functioning space from which the home is entered, its transparency breaks down the bulk - scale of the building. Floor levels respond to the sloping site and are linked with a connecting glazed stair gallery, reminiscent of the original path connecting the old bach to the shared tennis court along the north face of the building. The head of the stair opens to a pavilion-like room with a double height-pivoting door that opens to the west providing links with the community and extended family located next door.

中庭是一个多功能的空间，家庭从这里进入，它的透明度分解了大量。

Architects: Strachan Group Architects Project: Ware Koa House Location: Ware Koa, Opahi Bay, Mahurangi West, New Zealand Photography: Simon Devitt

建筑师：Strachan集团建筑师项目：Ware Koa House位置：Ware Koa，Opahi Bay，Mahurangi West，新西兰摄影：Simon Devitt