![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/053a/e58e/ce2b/4500/01bd/newsletter/Ruby3.jpg?1487799603)
-
Architects: Parsonson Architects
- Area: 165 m²
- Year: 2016
-
Photographs:Paul McCredie
-
Manufacturers: Colorsteel, Etepan, Resene, western red cedar
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/0587/e58e/ce4c/d100/00c7/newsletter/Ruby8-pshop.jpg?1487799681)
Text description provided by the architects. This is a small-medium 3-bedroom house sitting along a southward sloping hill, looking east across Tasman Bay.
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Image 13 of 27](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/0cd4/e58e/ce4c/d100/00e1/newsletter/Ruby29.jpg?1487801524)
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Image 27 of 27](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/0544/e58e/ce4c/d100/00c4/newsletter/041Ald_-_Bottom_House_Presentation_1_000001.jpg?1487799614)
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/05f8/e58e/ce4c/d100/00cc/newsletter/Ruby22.jpg?1487799793)
A ‘T’ shaped plan is wrapped around a northwest-facing courtyard allowing views through the house to the sea. The property is a generous size and there is opportunity for the owners to flesh out the gardens, and to further add pergolas and verandas to the east and west sides to soften and shade outdoor spaces.
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Interior Photography, Countertop, Windows, Sink](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/0d40/e58e/ce4c/d100/00e2/medium_jpg/Ruby33.jpg?1487801633)
There are 4 distinct elevations to the house defined by the roofing material wrapping down both the north and south elevations. These are without windows to provide privacy from the road, the neighbour to the north and give the house a simple sculptural quality. The location of windows focuses the view to the sea to the east and the mountains and hills to the west.
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/05e1/e58e/ce4c/d100/00cb/newsletter/Ruby19.jpg?1487799770)
![Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects - Image 12 of 27](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58ae/055b/e58e/ce4c/d100/00c5/newsletter/Ruby6.jpg?1487799636)