Eastern Maar and Wadawurrung Peoples
Victoria
Burnt Earth Beach House is a multigenerational home that utilizes terracotta in two primary forms; through the exterior brickwork, internally to line walls, floors and joinery elements.
The dwelling is a haven both functionally and aesthetically, providing connection for its inhabitants to the landscape and to each other. The materials imbue the home with a sense of place further embedding the home in its context.
The broadly cruciform plan describes view lines and daylight ingress precisely. Views are to the Southern Ocean and surrounding landscape. The governing lines of the plan mark the centre point of the ‘X’ as the island kitchen bench; literally and figuratively the heart of this home.
Spotted gum timber is used carefully in varying formats; recycled (flooring), veneer (joinery) and sparingly as solid (windows and revealed structure in areas). Across two levels a variety of spaces come together for sociability and solitude.
John Wardle, Design Architect
James Loder, Project Architect
Chloe Lanser, Project Architect
Diego Bekinschtein, Project Architect
Megan Fraser, Project Architect
Sumeda Dayaratne, Documenter
PJ Yttrup & Associates, Civil and structural engineering
Inhabit, Facade consultant
Introba, Hydraulic Consultant
Greensphere, ESD Consultant
SWA, Building Surveyor
South Coast, Bushfire Consultants
Brett Essing Landscapes, Landscape construction
Security Power, Security
Tract, Town Planner
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
