Tag: Beach houses
AB House by Office Mi–Ji
This new house on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula is designed for many or few, accommodating the ebb and flow of visitors and withstanding the weathering of its coastal locale.
Power of simplicity: Mt Eliza House
In this residence on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the dual influences of one client’s Scandinavian heritage and the suburb’s legacy of mid-century design coalesce in an understated house that revels in the beauty of simplicity.
Memories, moments and artful planning: Breezeway House
Designed for a Sydney family to share with their friends, this engaging Central Coast holiday house embodies a collective memory of time spent by the beach.
Below the ridgeline: Springs Beach House
Drawing on an intimate knowledge of the region, the architects of this Queensland house have created a low-maintenance and environmentally sensitive beach retreat for an extended family.
Fresh breeze: Sorrento House
Retaining the relaxed, breezy feel of the original beach house, this extension and renovation by Figureground Architecture is a clever reorganization that makes the most of the views and space.
Privacy and openness: Coogee House
This new home by Chenchow Little is a private sanctuary that maximizes the impressive panoramic views to the Pacific Ocean, while also contributing to the neighbourhood itself.
Beachy graphics: Burleigh Street House
Embodying its local beachside context, this alteration and addition reconsiders the suburban status quo.
Island ingenuity: Wilson’s Cottage
James Davidson Architect’s first hurdle in creating “the best reef house in the world” was designing how to build it, rather than what to build.
Shapeshifter: Bronte House
An adaption of a beachside terrace by Archer Office that feels “generous, considerate and creative.”
Glenn Murcutt-designed, newly completed house for sale
A recently completed house in the northern beaches of Sydney designed by Glenn Murcutt has been listed for sale.
To the letter: Merimbula House
Architect Clinton Murray’s first residential commission all started with a handwritten letter from Europe.
‘Floating on water’: Dunalley House
The pragmatic is mixed with the poetic, as precast concrete, steel and glass come together to form this robust holiday house perched on the Tasmanian coast.
Box of secrets: Francis Street House
A generous family home by ME made from equal helpings of inventiveness and restraint.
Top five beach houses
A round up of the most popular beach houses of 2014.
A mountain home: Speargrass Flat House
While pared back in form and materials, a house in New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Alps still manages to feel like a home.
