Whale Watchers

Byron Bay, Australia

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Whale Watchers

Byron Bay, Australia

Firm

Timothy Moon Architects

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

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Whale Watchers is located above a rocky outcrop with a coastal rainforest backdrop. The land is protected on the south, but exposed to the best and worst of a coastal subtropical environment to the north. A lawn-covered platform provides a visual link to the headland reserve, and iconic views to Mt. Warning and Mt. Chincogan.

A bounding curved paddock stone wall, cascading garden, and formed watercourse contribute to the public domain. The design incorporates a double-height void with a water feature creating an evaporative cooled stack. External louvers protect major openings from seasonal subtropical storms and cyclone tails. Screens are used
for mosquitos, bush turkeys, bandicoots and snakes.
A sheltered internal courtyard pool, is protected from prevailing winds and sun.