A T-shaped plan on a single level establishes a rich association with the fore-dune landscape and the sky. The primary volume speaks quietly of the limestone and basalt geology - an earthy long mass in double brick, weathering steel and concrete, anchoring the building into the dune with simplicity and understated articulation. The second light and expressive volume interlocks into the earthy volume, like a shelter built against a cliff - and its structure explores more richly volume, light, airflow, and material texture whilst maintaining a sense of enclosure, privacy and comfort. Warm Blackbutt timbers, weathering steel and recycled bricks compliment the superbly natural interior architecture by Marlowe Volkering Design and exceptional native coastal landscape architecture by Kate Seddon Landscape Design.
Photography by Tom Blachford.