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To create a contemporary beach house that would take advantage of the prime beach position while still offering privacy from neighbours. The owners also wanted a home that was robust enough to be rented out when they weren't using it.
This dramatic coastal house is at the southern end of Whale Beach on a sloping site that faces east.Alex has left slices of beach view on each side of the house, drawing the eye down to the water so that all you see of the house from the street is a black box with blinkers either side for the entry and stairs. On entering the three-level building, a large window frames the beach below and is flanked by a three-storey raw-concrete wall that shields the home from the neighbours.
The entry level houses the dining, kitchen and lounge areas. The main bedroom is above, and an entertaining area and more bedrooms are on the ground floor, which leads out to a swimming pool. Alex has carefully tempered the bright Australian sun, allowing it to penetrate the building at key points: through a cut-out in the main bedroom's balcony and through light wells created on either side of the building. Light also pours in from the north through an open void and from the west through a double-layered white glass roof.
The building is clad in black-stained recycled timber.
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