Boomerang Beach is a popular holiday destination, on the Mid North Coast of NSW.
The site is on the edge of a developed area, with a vegetated reserve at the rear. The land is almost flat and there are established houses on neighboring blocks.
The client’s brief was for a simple holiday house that could become a permanent house over time. As the road is busy and the only outlook is to the rear, the house needed to create it’s own amenity on the site. There needed to be an easy transition from the beach to the house, and surfaces are to be hardy so that durability is not a concern.
The built form is articulated into a series of linked massing elements, responding to the shape of the site. The living wing is stretched out along the South boundary so as to maximize winter sun penetration. The mian bedroom suite is above this and the less intensively used bedrooms are located along the North boundary, so as to create a private outdoor space in the middle of the site.
Much of the living space on the site is actually outside the buildings, in the courtyard or on decks. This works well with the indoor / outdoor nature of visiting here. Preservative treated timber designed to bleach to a silvery grey over time) is used extensively as cladding, creating a unified whole. Floors are all polished concrete internally.
Sustainable features –Correctly orientated thermal mass. Heavy insulation to walls and ceilings, Rainwater harvesting for wc, laundry, garden usage, minimal footprint to building, using less materials and resources, sustainable timber use such as reconstituted timber concealed structure, Heat Pump hot water technology
Architect – Bourne Blue Architecture
Engineer – Brett Bargallie
Builder – Sugar Creek Building
Photographer – Shane Blue
Area – 220m2 internal, 85m2 deck