HOUSES WE LOVE Dune Rider ; ae 14 Sulagust 2012 A moveable holiday home on sled-like runners is a bold new solution for environments that need a little flexibility. Location: Coromandel, New Zealand Architect: Crosson Clarke CCamnachan Architects, i aGebraiy aanacHeal Whangspous isan idyllicholiday ‘community on New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula. tts an area of exceptional natural beauty (jst around the comer from one of the country's most exquisite bays, the pink sanded New Chums Beach) ‘and the locals are rightfully protective of the unspoilt environment: ‘Led by architect Ken Crosson, the team at Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects have created a beach house (or ‘bach in the local parlance) that rests on the landscape here perhaps as lightly asit fs possible fora house to do.The ste for the bach les within the area's coastal erosion zone, where all buildings must be removable, soo comply with the regulations, CCCA designed the 40sqm retreat te built on two thick woaden sleds in order that it could be moved {inland from the site,or pushed out to sea and ontoabargetobe shipped toa remote location ifnecessary. constructed from locally grown Pinus Radiata (the peninsula is blanketed in forestry estates) which gives a warm tone tothe cabinetry, walls floering and ceilings, the house can be closed up tightly against the elements when not inuse. Although the footprints small, itean accommodate a family of five across two bedrooms (one with a three ‘tered bunk),an open plan living/dining! [itchen area anda single bathroom.No space goes unused -even the childrens! bunk incorporates small cubbyholes for extra storage space. ‘The rough macrocarpe cladding sivesthe closed house a substantial, ‘weathered look that blends nto the More light and air is revealed when the two-storey timber shutter on the front fagade i winched ‘open to create an awning for the home. Inside, double-height stecl-framed doors allow the living area and mezzanine bedroom to enjoy the views out over the Pacific Ocean. With a worm-tank waste system, and grey-water storage tanks, this isa new form of sustainable holiday living - the type you really can take with yyouwhen you go. Melinda Wiliams It natural surroun Dwell Asia