Sunshine Beach House
Architecture Residential Cooroibah, Queensland, Australia
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1. sunshine beach house contemporary window hoods & screens 3535 px 5000 px 4 MB A3 print |
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2. sunshine beach house windows protected from subtropical sun and rain 3288 px 5000 px 5 MB A4 print |
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3. sunshine beach house entry through garden 3317 px 5000 px 9 MB A4 print |
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4. sunshine beach house native landscape integrated into house 3338 px 5000 px 9 MB A4 print |
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5. sunshine beach house contemporary with classical proportions and symmetry 5000 px 3338 px 7 MB A4 print |
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6. sunshine beach house like in nature there is a gorgeous balance of repetition and variation in the architecture. 3422 px 5000 px 6 MB A4 print |
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7. sunshine beach house In the natural world you often find beautiful scale and proportion. This is something we are interested in and harmonious scale proportion is something we try to develop in our projects 3267 px 5000 px 6 MB A4 print |
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8. sunshine beach house how we provide protection from the hot summer sun, can give a buildings wonderful character and is a re-occurring theme in our work 3290 px 5000 px 6 MB A4 print |
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11. sunshine beach house We like to orchestrate a journey through our buildings… where everything is not revealed straight away…but rather a lovely process of discovery 3338 px 5000 px 5 MB A4 print |
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12. sunshine beach house For a building to foster a connection between people, we feel it is good to have spaces where people can come together to talk, eat and relax. 5000 px 3340 px 8 MB A4 print |
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16. sunshine beach house We design our buildings to let the winter sun in and keep out the summer sun out, so the house is naturally cool in summer and warm in winter. We use natural light, ventilation, solar power and collect rainwater for our houses. 5000 px 3337 px 8 MB A4 print |
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Description
Sunshine Beach House is a contemporary home inspired by the sun, surf, sand and waves.
The house has been designed for a young family of surfers with an active beach lifestyle. The ground floor kitchen and living areas open onto the garden and pool. The family can move seamlessly from house to garden, pool to beach, and back again. Bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the more private upper level.
A refined material palette of local hardwood and white sand cement reflect the character of the local beach environment and coastal landscape. On a practical level, the materials employed are robust in nature, to withstand sand, salt and water coming off the ocean and little feet. Contemporary interpretations of the traditional Queenslander metal window hoods and hardwood screens have been used to provide protection from the hot sun and summer rains.
Our architecture practice is enamoured with the beauty of the beach and ocean. The delightful balance of repetition and variation found in the waves and sand dunes are echoed in the design of the house.
Questions and Answers
What were the solutions?
We worked on the assumption that in future there would be new houses built all around our clients property, however we could preserve our clients amenity by focusing their views into their own garden….. and provide privacy screening for the bedrooms and bathrooms on the upper level. The new subtropical gardens we created could add natural landscape character to the street
What building methods were used?
We like to use a refined palette of materials to heighten your experience of space, light and shadow. Beach houses have to withstand extreme sun, sand, salt and rain. So we design our houses out of robust materials that require relatively little maintenance.
What are the sustainability features?
We design our buildings to let the winter sun in and keep out the summer sun out, so the house is naturally cool in summer and warm in winter. We use natural light, ventilation, generate solar power and collect rainwater for this house. We also place a strong emphasis on integrating native landscape into our architecture to contribute to biodiversity and native fauna habitat
What was the brief?
The clients brief was for a family beach house that had living areas on ground opening onto garden and pool and bedrooms on the upper level.
What were the key challenges?
Density of sunshine beach is increasing. High cost of land, placing pressure on people to maximise their building foot print. Not a lot of soft landscaping on many of the new houses. Lack of privacy and overlooking issues.
Details
| Project size | 330 m2 |
| Site size | 500 m2 |
| Completion date | 2020 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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David Teeland | architect |
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kim jong sook | architect |
| Bindy Ward | stylist | |
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Sealand | architects |