A Beautifully Understated Certified Passive House Unfolds Towards The Sea

This central Auckland home, designed by architect Marc Lithgow of Space Division, received a Passive House Plus certification, which means it generates as much power as it consumes.
Sited at the end of a shared driveway dotted with a handful of dwellings from different eras, the house is a serene and refined destination that stretches across the width of the section.
The façade whispers rather than shouts, with its concealed side entry and simple profile clad in Herman Pacific cedar. The narrow horizontal boards, which were stained mid-grey, “make the building feel slender and lend a bit more scale,” explains Lithgow. “It’s not a big building, and it has a quietness and a modesty to it.”
Seaward House was a finalist in the 2024 HOME of the Year Awards, and won a 2023 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland Architecture Award.
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