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GOLD MINE

Project

 Light Mine’

Architects

Crosson Architects

Location

Kuaotunu, Coromandel

Brief

A retreat by the sea with room for children and grandchildren

When the owners of this retreat at Coromandel’s Kuaotunu first met with architect Ken Crosson, the brief was for a low-slung, single-level dwelling: something modest and unassuming. The house that now stands is

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