You can’t judge the view that a house will enjoy until the walls go up.
The library must not get too much sun, because that might damage the books. Still, it’d be a shame not to be able to stare at this from time to time.
Occupants of the bed in the main bedroom will see this.
If you sit on the toilet, you can see this (and they can see you...)
View from the courtyard:
If you step out of Marine’s studio, you see this.
The best view of the curved roofs is actually from the back of the house. Here we have the main bedroom on the left, the courtyard straight ahead, and the guest room and garage off to the right. (House plans)
From the southwest, we face the courtyard and the library to its left; the main bedroom is just to our right.
From the northeast, one might think the house was in the Texas hill country...
... until one climbs a hill and looks farther on.
Facing west from the star gutter, this is Omiha Bay and the broader reach of the Hauraki Gulf. In the distance are the southeastern suburbs of Auckland.
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This page was last updated on 14 October 2003.