Bourne + Blue Architecture

Blueys Beach House 4

Blueys Beach House 4

Blueys Beach House 4

Bourne Blue Architecture

ARCHITECT
Bourne Blue Architecture

FRIDGE
electrolux Ebe5167sd

ENGINEER
Izzat Consulting Engineers

BUILDER
Sugar Creek Building

JOINERY
Bulmer Lemaire 6555 7179

TIMBER DOORS AND GATES
Twin Towns Joinery 6557 2222

ALUMINIUM WINDOWS
Great Lakes Windows 6554 5277

PLYWOOD CEILINGS
Birch Ply Brunzeel 99391175

CLADDING
Spotted Gum Sorrento Profile Cutek Pre-treatment–woodform 1800008828

FURNITURE
Mark Tuckey Furniture

EAVES
6mm James Hardie Cfc

INSULATION
Bradford Batts And Aircell Permishield 1300 247 235

ROOFING
Blue Scope Steel Colorbond Custom Orb

HOT WATER
Quantum 270-08as6-290

COOKTOP
bosch Pkf645d17a

RANGEHOOD
qasair Mt60l1b

OVEN
Bosch Hbg43s450a

POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR FINISH
Parchem Mastershield Ua20 Epoxy, Fireplace Invicta Argos Firebox

DISHWASHER
siemens Sn46m582au

MICROWAVE
Smeg Sa35mx

FLOOR GRATES
Stormtech 65arg25

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shane Blue

STATUS
Built

AREA
119m2 Internal, 40m2 Deck

AREA
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET
$100K - 500K

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Blueys Beach, Australia

TYPE
Residential › Private House

BLUEYS BEACH HOUSE 4

Blueys Beach is a popular holiday destination, on the Mid North Coast of NSW.

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

The original houses in this coastal village are simple fibro or weatherboard structures. They are weather beaten and basic, yet they generally offer a relaxing beach holiday experience.

Unfortunately, when properties change hands, original buildings are often replaced by large suburban houses, which have little recognition of place and relate poorly to the immediate context.

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

This house was designed on an empty but narrow (12m x 42m) block. A large Angophera tree and some Cabbage palms exist at the front of the block, there was also a large Angophera at the rear.

The site slopes gently down to the rear, and overlooks grassland and forested hills.

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

The client’s brief was for a simple holiday house that retained the Angopheras and made the most of the views to the rear.

It must not be ostentatious and must fit in well with the context. There is easy transition from the beach to the house and surfaces are hardy so that durability is not a concern.

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

The living spaces open easily to the deck in the sun, or the shady courtyard and the ‘carport’ is ostensibly a roofed outdoor area for dining or game.

The challenge was to arrange the house for privacy, yet enable strong connections to external spaces. The building is essentially two elements – One for sleeping, one for living.

A roof form zig zags over the forms, creating a cohesive whole. The spaces adjacent these elements form courtyards and decks, for outdoor living

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

The structure steps with the land so that when viewed from the street, the bulk is minimized. Much of the living space on the site is actually outside the buildings, in the courtyard or on decks. This works well with the indoor / outdoor nature of visiting here.

Materials throughout relate to the context of the village, are economical and corrosion resistant. Timber is used extensively, floors are all polished concrete internally, stone externally. Eaves are fibre cement.

Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

Sustainable features – Hi performance glass to all doors and windows. Correctly orientated thermal mass.

Heavy insulation to walls and ceilings, Rainwater harvesting for wc, laundry, garden usage, minimal footprint to building, using less materials and resources, sustainable timber use such as reconstituted timber concealed structure, birch plywood linings and joinery internally, sustainably forested cladding, Heat Pump hot water technology

Blueys Beach House 4


Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4


Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4
Blueys Beach House 4

Bourne + Blue Architecture
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