Modern House Design NZ — Glass-Roofed Atrium & Chef's Kitchen
A glass-roofed atrium and a chef's kitchen at the heart of 200m² of open-plan living. Modern house design NZ — a house with atrium for sale on the Hawke's Bay coast.
Where the Day Lives
Armando Faes
Atrium - The Heart of Bay House
Over 200 square metres of open-plan living. The Atrium at the centre holds it all together.
The chef's kitchen flows into the dining area, the dining into the atrium under its frameless German glass roof with an indoor water channel, then through to the lounge with double‑sided fireplace and library wall.
Bay House — Kitchen & Atrium
Where cooking, gathering, and the Pacific meet under one glass roof.
Kitchen, dining, and atrium flow as one continuous space — anchored by a 9-metre corner panorama window facing the Pacific.
Four per side in the glass roof. Rising heat escapes, sea breeze enters. Passive cross ventilation without lifting a finger.
Pressure steamer, induction cooktop, oven, and dishwasher — all built-in. Plus a plumbed-in La Cimbali espresso machine with programmable timer.
Built into the kitchen — not the garden. Still radiating heat the next morning. A rare feature in any home, let alone a coastal one.
Twist Alea collection — Limone, Verde, Caro. Displayed in backlit cabinets alongside 70 pieces of German Nachtmann crystal.
Atrium Glass Roof
German engineering overhead. Rain-activated self-cleaning glass.
German Gutmann Lara GF glass roof with eight motorised windows for cross-breeze, rain-activated self-cleaning glass, and pre-run cabling for future chandeliers or shading on an independent, seismically resilient steel frame.
The Floor Stores the Sun, Eight Windows Release the Heat — Eco Homes for Sale in NZ
Dark ceramic tiles absorb solar energy by day and release warmth through the evening — two to five degrees above adjacent rooms. Eight motorised windows let rising heat escape and sea breeze enter. An eco home that regulates itself.
Atrium — Passive Solar Design
The sun heats the floor by day. The floor heats you by night.
Dark ceramic tiles absorb solar energy by day and release warmth through the evening — 2 to 5 degrees above adjacent rooms. Insulated doors allow zone control. Eight motorised roof windows enable full cross ventilation.
How the Day Feels Here
Modern house living — where architecture and landscape become one.
Bare feet on warm Tasmanian Oak. Morning light through nine metres of frameless glass. The atrium releasing yesterday's sun. A contemporary home where every surface, every view, every breeze was designed in.
A Kitchen That Faces the Pacific — Inside a Designer Home for Sale
The 9-metre corner window puts the Pacific in front of the cook, not behind a wall. A professional chef designed this designer home kitchen — multiple workstations, a concealed prep area, and a Salu-Salu island with liquid glass top. Open plan to atrium and deck.
Twelve Seats. Nine Metres of Pacific.
Where the kitchen meets the coastline — indoors and out.
The extendable dining table seats six daily, twelve when the family arrives — facing a 9-metre panorama window with nothing between you and Waimarama Beach. Doors fold open to the deck, extending the table into the coastal air. From the kitchen island to the horizon, one unbroken flow.
What the Chef Sees
Cookbooks, crystal, and a coastline — all within arm's reach.
Behind the island, the cookbook library lines one wall — recipes collected over decades, backlit and within reach. Opposite, Nachtmann crystal fills illuminated glass cabinets. Between them, the 9-metre corner window. Everything the cook needs is here — ingredients, inspiration, and the Pacific.
Architecturally Interesting Homes for Sale Rarely Come This Equipped
Indoor wood-fired pizza oven — still radiating heat the next morning. Miele pressure steamer, induction cooktop, and oven. A plumbed-in La Cimbali espresso with programmable timer. What makes an architecturally interesting home is not just how it looks — it's how it works.
Where the Morning Starts
Espresso, ocean, silence.
La Cimbali pulls the first shot. The 9-metre window holds the whole coastline. Nobody is in a hurry here.
Dining Between Firelight and Ocean — A Contemporary House for Sale on the Pacific Coast
The dining table sits beside the 9-metre corner window. Villeroy & Boch Twist Alea porcelain, Nachtmann crystal in backlit cabinets, candles on Tasmanian Oak. By night, the full moon draws a silver line across the Pacific. Contemporary house plans rarely deliver a moment like this.
Dinner with the Pacific
Dine with the Pacific at your feet. Dressed for breakfast. Built for candlelight.
The dining table faces the panorama — Waimarama Beach directly below, the Pacific beyond. Villeroy & Boch place settings, Nachtmann wine glasses, candles. From casual breakfast to candlelit dinner, the room is dressed for both.
Modern House for Sale NZ — Move In Tomorrow
A modern house for sale in NZ with a glass-roofed atrium, a chef's kitchen, and over 270 chattels included. Fully furnished, private sale by the owner.
A Modern Beach House Between Two Coastlines
Contemporary coastal living — eight minutes to the sand.
Waimarama Beach is eight minutes south. Ocean Beach ten minutes north. Havelock North's wineries and restaurants, twenty. This modern house sits on the Hawke's Bay coast — Waimarama's crescent visible from the deck, Ocean Beach just around the headland.
Modern House. Turnkey. Move In Tomorrow.
Fully furnished contemporary home — over 270 chattels.
This architecturally interesting home is offered fully furnished — Miele professional kitchen, curated interiors, over 270 documented chattels included. Energy efficient systems operational. Private sale by the owners. Enquiries over NZ$4.5M.
Where the Kitchen Leads
Through the atrium, past the fireplace, into the lounge.
The kitchen connects to the atrium. The atrium connects to the lounge. Library, fireplace, home theatre, glass link bridge — the rest of Bay House is waiting.
Arrange a Private Viewing
No agents. No open homes. Just an honest conversation.
Bay House is offered by private sale. No agents, no pressure — just a conversation with the owners about an extraordinary property.