Contemporary family house on the beach, sure it have an awesome views. In this coastal setting, sun, views and habitable outdoor spaces alternately protected from and catching sun and wind were a priority. The composition of natural oiled cedar weatherboards, painted plywood and weathered zinc sheet both connects the house to the landscape and some older local traditions, but equally clearly sets it apart from much of the local built context. This house has four bedrooms plus studio and study. Combining a rational geometrical sensibility with a romantic attachment to the land and tradition, the house consists of two interlocking volumes: a white bedroom wing, loosely derived from the repetitious plan of ‘shearers’ quarters’, inserted into a double height ‘timber ‘crate’. More than just a ‘beach house’, this is an all-year round dwelling. If you’re an architects and would like to use this house as your inspiration, its available the floor plan and elevation drawing.

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