Beach House Mornington
Beach House Mornington
Clare Cousins Architects
LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia
TYPE
Residential › Private House
A new, self-contained timber pavilion added to a 1970s beach house provides the owners with a retreat from the main house.
Accentuating the link between old and new, utilising natural materials and exploiting the site’s landfall com¬bine to create maximum effect with minimum site impact and cost.
The pavilion explores the idea of the timber beach shack, where there is a deep connection with its environment experienced from within.
Delight in the engagement with light, shadow and wind.
The compact pavilion (48m2) is connected to the original house via a fibreglass-clad linking structure, which acts as a new entry to both elements.
This new entry illuminates at night, acting as a beacon welcoming those arriving.
Timber decking, raw pine studs and expressed fixings celebrate the modest construction methods of the link.
The materials selected have minimal in¬sulative properties, exposing the occupant to the thermal and lighting conditions of outside.
This physical ‘awakening’ height¬ens the transition between old and new.
The pavilion and house provide versatile space for relaxation and entertainment, as comfortable for a couple as for several families.
