Inside a Private Island House With a Modern Interior Design (House Tour)

Blending into the black of the bush, Mahuika is a private island house that embraces the external environment. Faced with a challenging site, Daniel Marshall Architects (DMA) uses the unique building context to infuse Mahuika with a sense of legend and soul, crafting a secluded home with a fiery past.

A private island house, Mahuika is located on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. After a shocking incident that saw the project burnt just weeks before it was initially due to be completed, DMA named the home after the Māori Goddess of Fire. The timber-framed structure is designed so that the living room occupies the architectural cantilever, shading the pool below whilst bedrooms spread across different levels of the home.

In both surrounding context and brief, Mahuika presented DMA with obstacles to overcome. The changeable nature of the Auckland climate meant that the interior design and architecture of the private island house had to complement flitting natural light and striking external scenes. In addition, the design of the house had to be conducive to minimal visits to the shops during the week.

DMA convincingly responds to the difficulties proposed by the project, finding beauty within innovative solutions. The practice embraces the environment as part of the reality of living in a private island house, applying floor-to-ceiling glazing to the architecture of Mahuika in promotion of an authentic lifestyle. In the kitchen, a generous whole foods storage system meets the requirements of the home whilst the sleek surface of Fisher & Paykel appliances reflects the view of the bush and sea.

In Mahuika, the Auckland climate has the ideal subject. DMA designs the private island house to gracefully accept the ever-changing natural elements and vistas, welcoming them as defining features and reflecting them back out as parts of itself.

00:00 - An Introduction to the Private Island House
00:32 - Mahuika - Fire and Renewal
01:09 - Utilising Natural Light
01:35 - Remote and Private
01:55 - The Pool
02:24 - The Kitchen Appliances
03:12 - Bathrooms and Bedrooms
03:55 - Challenges of the Build
04:18 - The Materials
04:43 - What the Architect is Most Proud Of

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Photography by Samuel Hartnett.
Architecture and Interior Design by Daniel Marshall Architects.
Build by Lindesay Construction.
Landscape Architecture by Xanthe White Design and SGLA.
Geotechnical Engineering by Ormiston Associates.
Filmed and Edited by Cadre.
Production by The Local Project.

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[BradThePitts]

I work professionally in lighting. It's an incredibly important architectural element, and I want to encourage people that make videos like this to show the house after dark, inside and out.

[jimjimgl]

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy you a well-designed home in a spectacular location.

[purpurina]

I love that the architect’s explanation was, while still an artist’s vision, very direct and touched on all the spaces of the building (with panoptic video to accompany it). Sometimes they’re too ethereal and the filming focuses too much on details so you can’t get an idea of the building as a whole.

[rio]

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[wordsofinsight]

Marvelous construction. The view is breathtaking both toward the ocean with its changing shades and the forest in the background with all sorts of plants. Simply a dream house.

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Beautiful architecture and what a mind blowing location! This home is simply breathtaking. This is my favorite channel on the Tube. I look forward to the homes you all showcase every week. Cheers!

[BCJDM]

Whenever I see houses that look like this I think California, but Australia and New Zealand are just as beautiful and now I want to visit.

[canadude]

Love it! This is the perfect environment for a home like this. Elevated on the waters edge with huge distance from neighbours. I'd be ok with a tiny house on the property, but this home is next level. A real dream house in my eyes.

[disconnected]

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[yeaferahmed]

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[davidalanmedia]

Another incredible home well captured by The local Project. Every home has a story to tell and TLP does it better than anyone! Well done and that view from the living room would make me never want to leave.

[devindiperera]

It’s so beautiful how they blend the building into that breathtaking location.

[nikkilogan]

Wow! Just a breathtaking home! Need some fresh air! So amazed & inspired by this simple yet amazing home!
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[kayelyward]

It's such a beautiful design.Since the landscape which has very lush colorful vegetation and dramatic storms which roll through, is so captivating, it makes sense to utilize a minimalist design for the interior so it doesn't compete with nature. The outdoor barbecue is quite nice. The use of natural woods in the staircase is lovely. The home is dramatically lit at night which is beautiful.

[HectorLSpain]

One of the most beautiful houses on this channel

[ginafriend]

Such WOW factor! The house is stunning and the location is exceptional!!! WOW! I can only imagine the cost of this beauty and its setting

[larsstougaard]

Impressive they could build that kind of house twice at the site, especially with all that glass transported on what looks like a bad road.

[Sqoun]

This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen!

[Stickybutton]

Simple and truthful way in presenting a project successful in the process.

[jacksonhides]

Stunning architecture and results achieved. I'm sure the build in such a remote location would've been incredibly tricky so well done to all involved!