Offset shed house is a small family house designed by irving smith architects. the house is located in the coastal community north of gisborne, new zealand. the house is located in the coastal community north of gisborne, new zealand.. Offset shed house from a context of accrued simple shed-esk dwellings in an isolated and south facing new zealand coastal surf community, a strategy of sequencing building sets (aka surf) was generated to scale new form to its surrounds.. A small family house located in the coastal community north of gisborne. from a context of accrued bach-esk dwellings in a south facing coastal surf community, a strategy of sequencing building sets (aka surf) was generated to scale new form to its surrounds..