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AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE

This waterfront site in the Bay of Plenty’s Papamoa deserved something spectacular. And that’s exactly what it got.

Its owners called on the talents of the team at award-winning Herbst Architects (led by principals Nicola and Lance Herbst, and including project architect Andre Fourie) to design their beach house, and the result thrills them and intrigues passersby alike, whether viewed from within, the street or the sand. It was also met with an enthusiastic response from the judges of 2020’s New Zealand Institute

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