Stepping out onto the deck of this Queenscliff house reveals a panoramic northern view over Swan Bay on the Bellarine Peninsula. However this home didn’t at all times reap the benefits of its coastal place.
The house owners, a retired couple, found the positioning in 2023 and instantly recognised its potential, regardless of the modest, run-down single-storey brick house that stood on it.
Their transient for JAK Structure was easy: a endlessly house they may stay in for so long as attainable, capturing the views on their doorstep.
‘The outdated home was oriented nearly away from the views. We wished each key house to face the bay, so the design is organised round it,’ says Sylvie Gotez, JAK Structure design director.
The primary-floor dwelling, eating, and kitchen now open onto a spacious deck by way of sliding doorways, creating one steady house.
‘A slender metal balustrade is the one factor between you and the water,’ Sylvie says.
‘While you’re standing in that dwelling house, it feels such as you’re sitting proper on high of Swan Bay. It’s unbelievable.’
However bringing these views inside additionally got here with a query of privateness.
‘The largest problem was balancing openness and privateness. The home is on a comparatively quiet road, however native walkers nonetheless move by,’ Sylvie explains.
‘The shoppers wished the view from nearly each room, together with the primary bed room and ensuite, however these areas nonetheless wanted to really feel non-public. We dealt with it by rigorously positioning the glazing, partitions and joinery, and layering in sheer curtains.’
Alongside these issues, Sylvie thoughtfully chosen supplies in heat, earthy tones that floor the house in its relaxed coastal setting. The identical few supplies, colors, and textures repeat all through the house.
‘The palette is intentionally quiet: oak flooring, the pale brick of the fireside wall, and timber cladding that wraps from the outside onto the deck,’ Sylvie explains.
‘Inside, we drew on mid-century design ideas, corresponding to sturdy datum traces that tie the areas collectively, and nib partitions that lightly outline every space with out closing it off. We paired these with heat timber and earthy tones, then added moments of color and character.’
Accents of chrome steel stability the timber and inexperienced quartzite, a stone the householders fell in love with. This quartzite is paired with inexperienced mosaic tiles to carry gentle mint, olive and sage tones into the bogs.
The house’s exterior is clad fully in timber, apart from the brick chimney, a characteristic which continues inside with the pale brick wall surrounding the fireside.
‘Brick is a tough materials, however right here it softens the house. The concrete fireplace sits upon the ground, providing you with someplace to sit down and to show objects and artwork,’ Sylvie says.
‘We’re happy with how disciplined the fabric palette is. The home feels calm and cohesive, and nonetheless unmistakably theirs.’
