Pearl Beach House

Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography

PEARL BEACH HOUSE

Polly Harbison

ARCHITECTS
Polly Harbison

LOCATION
Pearl Beach, Australia

AREA
200 m²

ENGINEERS
Tihanyi Consulting Engineers

LANDSCAPE
Michael Cooke Landscape

COUNTRY
Australia

YEAR
2021 

BUILDER
Paterson Building

CATEGORY
Houses, House Interiors

PHOTOGRAPHS
Polly Harbison, Brett Boardman, Pablo Veiga Photography

CITY
Pearl Beach 

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Polly Harbison

INTERIOR DESIGN
Arent and Pyke

Pearl Beach house is the realisation of the clients dream, to build a bespoke, concrete sculpture in the bush, on a budget that demanded creative solutions.

The site is nestled amongst Burrawang scrubby woodland, rainforest species and ancient grass trees, on the edge of Pearl Beach village.

Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography

Inspired by the patch of blue sky amongst the dense tree canopy, the heavy masonry form wraps around this clearing, elevating living areas to capture the sun.

The carefully considered entry sequence defines the spatial arrangement of the building.

This journey blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, to create connection to both bush and sky.

Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman

Off form concrete is used judiciously, mixed with low-cost materials within a restrained palette. The predominance of grey textures enhances the homogenous sculptural quality of the building, considered bursts of colour in the ceramics and heavily grained timber, ground the building in its bush surrounds.


Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Polly Harbison
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Polly Harbison
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography


Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography


Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Polly Harbison
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Brett Boardman
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House
© Polly Harbison
Pearl Beach House
© Pablo Veiga Photography


Pearl Beach House
Ground Floor Plan
Pearl Beach House
Lower Ground Floor Plan


Pearl Beach House
Elevation
Pearl Beach House
Section