Portsea Beach House
Architecture Residential Victoria, Australia
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1. Relaxed family beach house on the Mornington Peninsula 5700 px 3800 px 10 MB A3 print |
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2. Free flowing indoor-outdoor living space 5700 px 3800 px 8 MB A3 print |
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3. Large floor to ceiling glazed doors open onto a timber deck 5700 px 3800 px 8 MB A3 print |
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4. Timber deck with batten screen overhead 3800 px 5700 px 7 MB A3 print |
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5. Open plan living space with oak flooring and insitu concrete kitchen benchtop and fireplace hearth 5700 px 3800 px 5 MB A3 print |
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6. Dining space 5700 px 3800 px 6 MB A3 print |
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7. Seamless connection to garden through large sliding doors 5700 px 3800 px 6 MB A3 print |
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8. Outdoor dining space 5700 px 3800 px 8 MB A3 print |
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9. Sculptural building form layered back from external living space 5700 px 3800 px 8 MB A3 print |
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10. Soft grey weathered timber cladding blends with surrounding coastal vegetation 5700 px 3800 px 8 MB A3 print |
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11. Muted and relaxed palette of weathered timber, concrete and local stone 3800 px 5700 px 5 MB A3 print |
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12. Singular use of weathered timber cladding provides a striking and surreal aesthetic 3800 px 5700 px 7 MB A3 print |
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13. Soft grey weathered timber cladding blends with surrounding coastal vegetation 5700 px 3800 px 9 MB A3 print |
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14. Ground Floor Plan 4960 px 7016 px 2 MB A3 print |
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15. First Floor Plan 4960 px 7016 px 1 MB A3 print |
Description
The Portsea beach house is a response to a wonderfully simple brief to create an elegant and practical family beach house. This family holiday home is located on the former rear yard of a historical school building in Portsea on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The design celebrates the simplicity, clarity and beauty that emerges when form and function come together. The clean geometric forms and a minimalist material palette reflect a restrained design approach that balances pragmatism with aesthetics.
One of the key architectural challenges of this project was to balance economy and pragmatics with visual boldness. This is a spatially and structurally efficient building that makes the most of a small site and compact building footprint. A family beach house is as much about coming together as it is about finding opportunities for retreat and respite. Therefore, spaces within this home are configured to create both open communal areas and separable private zones, allowing occupants to move freely between social and quiet spaces. Large surfaces of full height glazing bring natural light deep into the interior and extend views out to the garden. A simple form expressed with a single material allowed us to create an efficient and low maintenance building with inherent sculptural beauty.
Details
| Project size | 295 m2 |
| Site size | 674 m2 |
| Completion date | 2019 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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Mitsuori Architects | Architect |
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Matthew Murfett | Architect |
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Melissa Lim | Architect |
| Rhodri Thomas | Architectural Technician | |
| Structural Edge | Structural Engineer | |
| Howroyd Homes | Builder |