type='image/x-icon'/> Ernst Plischke Buildings in New Zealand: Cockayne House, Waikanae

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Cockayne House, Waikanae


Designed & Built: 1955

Client: Miss M. Cockayne

Location: Horopito Rd, Waikanae

Design Features:

Ceilings are partially exposed beam and follow the pitch of the roof. Extensive use of glass walls. Designed for indoor-outdoor living.

Construction Details:

Timber, vertical board and batten

Current status:

Privately owned, last changed hands in 2009.

Sources:

Mentioned in L Tyler thesis, p.119; listed in Sarnitz & Ottillinger; otherwise very little documentation available.

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