Beach house shed on sleds

Imagine a shed on sleds that is anything but your average shed. The so-named shed on sleds is a home-away-from-home beach house situated on the shore of an idyllic white sanded beach in New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula. When it's closed up the shed on sleds  blends into the surrounding landscape. But when it open... well, that's something amazing!

 

 

 

So amazing in fact that passersby would never believe that such a small structure could comfortably house a family of five. Measuring a mere 40 square metres, the shed on sleds is mounted on thick wooden sleds that allows the shed to be shifted in response to the continuously changing landscape of a coastal errosion zone.

While the outside may resemble a shed, inside every bit of space is put to use, right down to the secret cubby holes hidden in the children's bunk room.

The home is kept warm during the chilly winters using a small wood burning heater, but the house is connected to the power grid for electric appliances and lighting.

 

 

 

You will find plenty of quirky touches inside this home which uses industrial fittings in both the shower and bathroom. Small, simply and elegantly self-contained, this tiny elegant hut strips holiday living right back to basics.

 

The sleeping space is designed to accommodate the family of five, with the main  bedroom accessed by climbing a wall-mounted ladder through a closeable hatch, it shares the same view as downstairs through the huge glass doors.

 

Designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects in New Zealand, the client's brief was to create a home that was small, simple and functional. Once the shutter on the northeast facade winches open to form an awning, and the two-storey high steel-framed glass doors are opened, the shed transforms into a sun drenched haven, opening up to the expansive views of the sea and surf.

The design incorporates passive heating and cooling, with large windows to trap winter sunshine and a large awning that cools down the home during the hot summers.

Installed behind the main structure a roof terrace is fitted with gravity tanks for harvesting rainwater that is used throughout the house.

 

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