This Beach House in Australia Is Nothing Like Its Neighbors—or Any Beach House You’ve Seen
Though it’d be hard to tell from the street, the compound of concrete blocks forms a surprisingly breezy family retreat.
Though it’d be hard to tell from the street, the compound of concrete blocks forms a surprisingly breezy family retreat.
Albert Mo was thrilled to get a call about designing a beach house. "All I could picture in my head on the phone was this amazing clifftop location with ocean views," says the architect and cofounder of Australian firm Architects EAT. "Then, I Googled the address in Flinders, and reality hit," he says. "The site was inland on a corner block, and bounded by a path locals use to get to the beach."
Photo: Derek Swalwell
Not one to be discouraged, Mo got to work designing a home that would respond to its urban setting. "From the onset, we wanted to design a house that was permanent, anchored in the sands, as opposed to a lightweight beach vernacular," explains Mo. "The real challenge," he says, "was to balance domestic privacy and create some kind of dialogue with the street."
Photo: Derek Swalwell
Photo: Derek Swalwell
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