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Blairgowrie Residence
Blairgowrie Residence
Melbourne, Australia
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Blairgowrie Residence
Melbourne, Australia
The coastal Mornington Peninsula hamlet of Blairgowrie has always inspired exciting contemporary architecture. With its rugged terrain, sloping hills, wind-swept tea-trees and sand dunes, the typography provides a rich backdrop for robust architectural expressions.
The starting point for this new beach house began when the clients saw one of Intermode’s houses’ in Belle magazine.
Attracted to the clean lines and the way it appeared to float above the landscape, the couple visited Kilmore House, which strengthened their admiration for the bespoke housing model.
The brief was to create an energy-efficient beach house that could be used all year round. The clients wanted to be connected to the landscape yet separated from the outside world – capturing the essence of what a weekend retreat is all about.
Situated on a sloping site that opens up to a large tract of nature reserve, this Intermode beach house is subtlety tied to its tree line. The shell, painted in darker colours, disappears into the land, ensuring seclusion.
In a conscious gesture, the low-slung building has been purposefully tucked into the site to enhance privacy but also to create a process of discovery. The house is approached along an easement on the high side of the site, and is only obliquely revealed. A double-door entrance opens up to a space that is intimate in scale and so the sense of awe, as one steps into the main living area, is enhanced by the contrast. The living areas all have a north-easterly orientation, which ensures maximum solar gain in the winter months, as natural heating is provided through the glazing of the sun. In the summer months however, a timber deck sheltered by wide eaves, offers a fresh protective layer beyond the glazing which can be used to provide shade and additional insulation. The abundance of light allows the rich textures and materials, such as the polished concrete floors and the stone benchtops, to be admired and appreciated.
The house is quite simple in its layout and purpose. The floorplan is L-shaped, allowing the clients to have a practical advantage of immediate garden access and the opportunity to connect to and enclose the site. The bedrooms are arranged lineally, east to west, and are connected by a long corridor. On the opposite side of the corridor, is a spinal wall which houses storage and a built-in desk which can comfortably seat two people. The beauty of this arrangement is that it simultaneously offers privacy from the streetscape, yet opens up to the landscape and the northern aspect.
Sandwiched between the living areas and the bedrooms is an outdoor room, which contributes to the fluid relationship between the interior and exterior spaces. Sheltered by wide eaves and surrounded by glass windows, this outdoor dining area extends the houses modest footprint. It also offers a level of transparency, which contrasts to the private nature of the house’s street presence.
With detailed framing, wide eaves, and a rich, textured material palette, this house contributes to Mornington Peninsula’s assembly of unique and award-winning residential architecture.
The starting point for this new beach house began when the clients saw one of Intermode’s houses’ in Belle magazine.
Attracted to the clean lines and the way it appeared to float above the landscape, the couple visited Kilmore House, which strengthened their admiration for the bespoke housing model.
The brief was to create an energy-efficient beach house that could be used all year round. The clients wanted to be connected to the landscape yet separated from the outside world – capturing the essence of what a weekend retreat is all about.
Situated on a sloping site that opens up to a large tract of nature reserve, this Intermode beach house is subtlety tied to its tree line. The shell, painted in darker colours, disappears into the land, ensuring seclusion.
In a conscious gesture, the low-slung building has been purposefully tucked into the site to enhance privacy but also to create a process of discovery. The house is approached along an easement on the high side of the site, and is only obliquely revealed. A double-door entrance opens up to a space that is intimate in scale and so the sense of awe, as one steps into the main living area, is enhanced by the contrast. The living areas all have a north-easterly orientation, which ensures maximum solar gain in the winter months, as natural heating is provided through the glazing of the sun. In the summer months however, a timber deck sheltered by wide eaves, offers a fresh protective layer beyond the glazing which can be used to provide shade and additional insulation. The abundance of light allows the rich textures and materials, such as the polished concrete floors and the stone benchtops, to be admired and appreciated.
The house is quite simple in its layout and purpose. The floorplan is L-shaped, allowing the clients to have a practical advantage of immediate garden access and the opportunity to connect to and enclose the site. The bedrooms are arranged lineally, east to west, and are connected by a long corridor. On the opposite side of the corridor, is a spinal wall which houses storage and a built-in desk which can comfortably seat two people. The beauty of this arrangement is that it simultaneously offers privacy from the streetscape, yet opens up to the landscape and the northern aspect.
Sandwiched between the living areas and the bedrooms is an outdoor room, which contributes to the fluid relationship between the interior and exterior spaces. Sheltered by wide eaves and surrounded by glass windows, this outdoor dining area extends the houses modest footprint. It also offers a level of transparency, which contrasts to the private nature of the house’s street presence.
With detailed framing, wide eaves, and a rich, textured material palette, this house contributes to Mornington Peninsula’s assembly of unique and award-winning residential architecture.
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