Peak happiness:A simple bach Jitult to capture views of mountain and ocean is the ideal tyDlt-hole for a businessman who loves to surf

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Mark Browne went to great lengths to avoid building a house on the land he loved. It was as if'he didn't want to sear the spectacular strip between the mountains and sea just north of Kaikonra. For nearly a decade, he drove the coast road north from Christchurch and camped, first with a caravan, then in a tepee and later a canvas yurt. The yurt was romantic and had possibilities of permanence, but it kept blowing down so he returned to his caravan. "At that point I realised I had gone full circle," says Mark. "I thought, 'Crikey... I'm 5H and I don't own a house. It's time to treat myself to some comfortable quarters.'" Mark contacted Nott Architects because lie liked their work, and Trevor Wilson was given the brief.