DD House’s striking, almost monolithic form announces its presence to the surrounding neighbourhood. Even from up the hill, near the local train station, it emerges out from a nest of roof shingles and a palette of coastal swatches. Yet whilst visually it stands out, the house simultaneously embraces the lifestyle of the New South Wales South Coast, encouraging its inhabitants to laze in bed and stare out the window to the ocean or to lounge on the terrace where the ridgeline forms an intimate horizon. It feels made for relaxing – a quiet hedonism..

Photography by: Light & Lines