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Great Ocean Road House

This is a renovation of an existing coastal house.

It was a merchant builder’s house of the 1970’s, a style that usually has good orientation, open spaces, excellent natural light and modular design.

The new extension builds on these notions, extending the modular construction to create a house that is contemporary without abandoning its history. The super-frame element exaggerates the modular and offers potential for a seemingly endless extension.

It has a variety of spaces that can suit two people for a weekend or, equally, two families for a week.

Client
Private
Location
Lorne, VIC
Country
Eastern Maar
Year
2005 – 2007

We chose its materiality to show the effects of the coastal environment over time: the external cladding is shiplap weatherboards of radial-sawn silvertop ash.

These were installed over the existing brickwork (on battens) and onto new timber studwork to provide a seamless link between the old and new sections of the house.

For
Private
Sector
Residential
Status
Completed
Year
2005 – 2007
Location
Lorne, VIC
Country
Eastern Maar
Photographer
Shannon McGrath
Great Ocean Road House · BKK Architects