Northern Rivers Beach House
Northern Rivers Beach House
refresh*design
ARCHITECTS
Refresh*design
BUILDER
Shinoharra Owner Builder
MANUFACTURERS
Cosentino, Classic Ceramics, James Hardie, Laminex, Lysaght, Westinghouse, She Lights
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Incode Engineers
PROJECT TEAM
Erhard Rathmayr, Monika Obrist
LOCATION
South Golden Beach, Australia
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
Located in a beachside setting, the architectural brief for this project was to design a contemporary, yet cost effective three-bedroom house.
Well connected to nature and featuring subtropical open-plan living in a temperate climate.
The initial premise for the design was to ‘re-interpret’ the beach house by integrating traditional materials of corrugated metal.
Fibre cement sheeting and timber elements, onto a contemporary and dynamic shape.
The restraints of a small site area, low budget and restrictions due to flooding.
The abstraction of the timber-battened vernacular of subtropical architecture adds movement and scale to the house.
Resulted in exploring the unconventional concept of a cantilevered structure, with both ends overhanging and counterbalancing each other.
Working with a small budget required the use of innovative or unconventional details to achieve the desired design outcome.
Using steel for the major structural elements, and timber for the secondary structure.
A very economical and bridge-like architecture was created to inspire a soaring visual effect. Passive solar design and a very economical use of space. Bamboo for flooring, and plywood for ceilings.
