Mitsuori Architects

Portsea Beach House

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography

PORTSEA BEACH HOUSE

Mitsuori Architects

LOCATION
Portsea, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
358 m²

YEAR
2018

BUILDER
Howroyd Homes Pty Ltd

MANUFACTURERS
Accoya, Caesarstone, Cemintel, Helio Screen, Polytec, French Oak Floors, International Floorcoverings, Regency Fireplace, Rutso, Velux

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Structural Edge

BUILDING SURVEYOR
Nepean Building Permits

DETAIL DESIGN
Matthew Murfett

BUILDING DESIGN
Melissa Lim

LAND SURVEYOR
Meridian Land Surveyor Pty Ltd

Text description provided by architect.

The Portsea beach house is our design response to a wonderfully simple brief to create an elegant and practical family beach house.

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography

This beach house is located on a compact site in Portsea on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

Our design celebrates the simplicity, clarity and natural beauty that emerges when form and function come together.

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography

The home is a spatially and structurally efficient building that makes the most of a deliberately compact footprint.

Free flowing communal zones are combined with a range of separable private spaces and configured to allow occupants to either engage or retreat as they need.

Expansive full height glazing brings natural light into the interior and extends views out to a landscaped garden.

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography

The building is externally clad almost entirely in a single material to emphasise its form and remind us that simplicity can be dramatic and beautiful at the same time.

Our design approach was based on our client’s desire for a simple, practical and elegant beach house for themselves and their extended family.

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography
Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography

Set on a relatively compact site, a key design focus of this project is to create relaxed and open communal spaces that are contrasted by a range of private spaces that allow occupants to retreat from the noise and chaos that comes with families holidaying together.

This balance is key to creating a beautiful and functional home away from home that adapts to the varied needs of its occupants.

Portsea Beach House
© Michael Kai Photography


Portsea Beach House
Floor Plan
Portsea Beach House
Floor Plan

Mitsuori Architects
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