Designed: Baahouse + BaastudioArea: 80 m²Year: 2016Details: 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Kitchen
The house was designed for a hip/elderly couple who wanted to live on the same property as their kids but wanted their own little retreat that they could live in and enjoy their retirement years.
The brief for the project was to design a small, tropical, modern house that utilises the steep site but also gives the owner a fantastic home where they can enjoy their lifestyle.
Having large open decks was a key element for the design. Because of the sub tropical climate the decks become another indoor – outdoor room that the owners can enjoy.
The large front deck flows into the main living area and with the sliding doors open the 2 spaces merge together to create a large enjoyable space that connects inside and outside together.
The existing house on site had vertical textured cladding boards so the clients wanted to use the same cladding but to make the house a dark colour so it disappeared into the leafy surrounding and so the form of the structure was a statement.
With the use of Hardwood outriggers, handrails and vertical timber battens the house has become a stunning tropical form of modern architecture that will over time blend into the surroundings but hold its own style for years to come.
One of the feature materials if the use of fiberglass transparent cladding on the deck area.
The fiberglass is semi transparent which creates a lovely sense of light inside and from the outside gives the house a water like appearance glow. At night time the house becomes like a Japenense lantern which glows in the dark.
The inside finishes consist of Spotted Gum Hardwood timber flooring which is the same material as the outside decking. The spotted gum flooring wraps up the kitchen island bench.
The Feature kitchen bench is raw concrete caesarstone that compliments the colours of the dark grey laminate and the natural colours of the timber flooring.
With the use of timber veneer in the kitchen and tv unit the blend of materials work together to create an inviting space.
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