COLLECTIVE WELLBEING
Lots of Victoria’s small coastal beach houses are now occupied fulltime, and people are expecting a lot more from them as spaces to live, to work, and to connect with and care for human and more-than-human others.
This small house with views over Westernport, is reconceived as a meeting house for two creative professionals, accommodating home-life, work-life and a life providing welcome, refuge and healing for people, birds and bees.
The external spaces extended towards Westernport are all about connecting people with water, sky and garden, embracing their healing qualities, and amazing sunsets.
ELEMENTS
- Original 1990s house retained and upgraded
- Under-house car space converted to studio and carport added
- New zinc roof and compressed fibre cement wall cladding
- Earthen render to existing concrete blockwork
- Passive solar design (natural heating and cooling)
- New double glazed aluminium windows with stainless steel bushfire screens
- New high performance thermal insulation and building wrap
- Recycled brick flooring and plywood lining to studio
- Recycled timber cabinetry and brass plumbing and light fittings to studio
- Covered front deck extended towards Westernport views and sunsets
- New rear deck with water tanks below and accessible entry
