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Beached House

Beached House is on a rural property on Victoria’s Western Port Bay.

We sited this new home carefully because of the prevailing winds and other characteristics of its exposed site, and there’s a sense that it’s been washed ashore and then embedded into the terrain, anchored against the elements.

The external spaces are oriented to suit the wind and sun patterns throughout the day.

The journey through the house is a series of unfolding spaces that deny and then release views to outside. We arrived at its unique shape with a sort of origami, folding spaces over and upon each other. It looks like a small village or informal site occupation that has aggregated over time.

Client
Private
Location
Western Port, VIC
Country
Bunurong
Year
2009
For
Private
Sector
Interiors, Residential
Status
Completed
Year
2009
Location
Western Port, VIC
Country
Bunurong
Photographer
Peter Bennetts
Awards
2011 AIA Victorian Architect Awards, Winner, Residential Architecture New
2011 Houses Awards, Finalist, New House Over 200 Square Meters