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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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