By Justin Humphrey Architects
The Eagle House occupies a prominent corner site in beautiful Burleigh Heads.
When designing the house, it was important for us to add something to the street that would sit comfortably within the existing scale of its residential context. This led to the development of a series of horizontal datums that help reduce the vertical scale of the building while strengthening its horizontal connection to both streets.
A beautiful off-form concrete plinth grounds the house while creating a strong gesture that guides you into the double-height entry breezeway. This is a cool and airy space that sets up a clear relationship between the public and private spaces within the house.
The low concrete wall leads visitors through to the living spaces, while the sculptural steel and timber stairs offer access to private spaces on the first floor. Internally dark and moody finishes moderate scale and draw attention to and frame the curated landscaping outside.
Skylights and transparent walkways offset dark finishes with plenty of natural light allowed to flood deep within the plan.
Externally the expressed structure of the house establishes a visual rhythm and sense of order. This structure also creates zones of privacy and engagement and throws deep shadow to bring the house façade to life.
The house has a distinct horizontal form with a playful white fascia that curves and twists around with an intentional pinch to mark the entry.
Location: Yugambeh Country.
Status: Completed 2021.
Photography: Andy Macpherson Studio.
Project Team: Justin Humphrey & Sam Merrett.
We are a transparent architecture practice aimed at crafting sculptural solutions that strengthen the connection between people and the land on which they live.
We like to engage clients in all stages of the design process and be open about our design thinking. This tends to achieve a project direction that all parties are excited about and feel they have ownership of.
Our rigorous testing and design process results in strong solutions that are both highly functional and beautiful. We prefer warm, honest & tactile materials and always strive to create a strong connection with the landscape context of our projects. It is also important for us to design in consideration with local built form and history. This produces rich projects that are very much part of their place.
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