A humble yet refined rural home. Designed by award winning Architect Sophie Hamer, Sailors Grave has a deep-toned, carefully layered interior that draws on the rich tones and textures of the client’s collection of carved wooden bowls, traditional spears and other objects from their travels. Located in Sailors Grave Beach in the Coromandel, this home connects with its surroundings, bringing natural materials such as dark stained plywood, soft-toned vertical cedar boards and rough poured concrete, which form a simple and hard-wearing palette for living. The concrete vanities in the bathroom pair perfectly with the Buddy Aged Brass organic tapware, adding to the raw industrial design of the space. This beautifully designed home was awarded a Silver Medal at the 2022 Best Design Awards for Residential Architecture.

Architect: Sophie Hamer Architecture

Photographer: Thomas Seear-Budd