Burnt Earth Beach House | Wardle
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.
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