The communal areas and master bedroom overlook the garden to the front of the house, with servery windows connecting the kitchen with the front deck. To the rear, further bedrooms, rumpus room and bathrooms are linked by landscaped courtyards and covered walkways, providing plenty of natural light and ventilation throughout the home. This also provides flexibility, with the homeowners able to create private quarters for guests within these rear spaces, or to allow for independent access for teenagers if required.In terms of materials, the exterior is wrapped in rendered brick walls, which lend a subdued, textural outer layer that is also thermally efficient. At the front elevation, this is met with a section of vertical timber boards below the kitchen’s servery windows, alluding to the aesthetic of beach boardwalks and casual, hole-in-the-wall food outlets. Rather than providing a sense of exclusion from the outdoor world, the outer walls seem to simply define the boundaries of the home, with a light touch that is emphasised by the home’s many openings.
