Location: Perth, Western Australia. Australia
Year: 2016
AWARDS
2017 ARCHITECTURE AWARD, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW), AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS WA
Architects: Gresley Abas Architects
Builder: McCombie Constructions
Photography: © Dion Robeson
Our design response for this Coogee beach house was to detach the housing module from the row of townhouses and push it to the street boundary.
This move allowed us to create a private cloistered courtyard garden space, defined by steel portal frames and planting trellises, that make this space an integral part of the dwelling.
The internal planning inverts traditional spatial arrangements, favouring the placement of the open living/kitchen space on the upper level to integrate ocean views into everyday living whilst providing a generous connection to the courtyard.
Circulation through the house is fluid around the central cabinetry core, and floor to ceiling glazing on the north and west facade give the house a very generous sense of space and light.
Gresley Abas Architects
All images courtesy of Gresley Abas Architects | © Dion Robeson
Gresley Abas Architects
Gresley Abas is an architectural practice with studios in Perth and Melbourne, Australia.
CONTACT
PERTH
L5, 56 WILLIAM STREET
PERTH WA 6000
AUSTRALIA
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RICHMOND VIC 3121
AUSTRALIA
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