Wolveridge Architects Pty Ltd

Torquay House

Torquay House
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TORQUAY HOUSE

Wolveridge Architects

BUILDER AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
John Walker Master Builders

PROJECT TEAM
Jerry Wolveridge, Sina Petzold, Tjeerd Van Der Vliet, Courtney Gibbs

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Don Moore & Associates

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Don Moore & Associates

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Heather Vincent Landscapes

STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEERING
John Walker Master Builders

BUILDING SURVEYOR
Nepean Building Permits

COST CONSULTANT
VPL Builders Services

PHOTOGRAPHS
Derek Swalwell

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Torquay, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

This project attempts to challenge our traditional notions of how buildings can exist both in a coastal environment and in this case also the context of an emerging built form and character.

Torquay House
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Torquay House
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In coastal conditions, buildings must be robust and defy the elements, yet create protective spaces, both internal and external which for us allow the occupants to feel safe, comfortable, privacy and enjoyment of good times.

Whether the occupants are fulltime residents or weekenders, the beach house is a place to look forward to arriving, whether in the heat of the summer or the winter’s cold.

Torquay House
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Torquay House
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With excellent views to the north and south and a conscious motivation to avoid the east/west outlooks, this project evolved as a series of interconnected and robustly finished containers.

Each prescribed to a rigid set of rules and the relationship and spaces between containers becoming essential to the program and to the life of the building.

Torquay House
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Torquay House
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The robust mass of the buildings is intended to be offset by the expression of finely considered detail and proportion.

It is the private spaces created in between that allow natural ventilation and light, intimate outlooks, and privacy for the occupants, a place to call home.

Torquay House
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Torquay House
Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
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Torquay House
© Derek Swalwell


Torquay House
Ground Floor Plan
Torquay House
First Floor Plan


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East Elevation
Torquay House
South Elevation


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Wolveridge Architects Pty Ltd
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