The landscape of New Zealand is truly the stuff of myth– picturesque mountains dive sharply into calm seas, while lush forests stretch into sparse desert sands. If you want to live richly amongst this beautiful nature, the Fearon Hay Architects have a simple, sleek and angular home that gives focus to it’s environment. The Sandhills Road House is decidedly contemporary, but it promotes wide open spaces extending its walls far into the expansive lot around it. The kitchen, bedrooms, living room and deck are all one, making the color and warmth of this house the nature that surrounds it– not the design of the structure itself. [more at archdaily] View in gallery View in gallery