Wamberal House banner

Wamberal Beach House Interiors

This award winning beach house was designed in association with Peter Ireland Architect 20 years ago. Three owners later our new clients got in touch hoping to breathe new life into the building and create a design that reflected contemporary design, both inside and out.

The original principals of the building were still very relevant. The eastern facing living area takes full advantage of the stunning ocean views whilst protected courtyards provide a much needed relief from the strong ocean winds. These courtyards also allow for the deep penetration of sunlight into the main living area and the bedrooms.

This building was originally designed with the intent to float above the dunal environment, suspended on an elegant cantilevered and suspended structure. Although largely invisible this enables the building to be securely in place in this dynamic and unstable dunal environment. In recent storm events this structure proved immensely successful for this home whilst others were not so fortunate.

The new alterations have focused on creating a building that reflects its natural surrounding and has subsequently been clad in Australian hardwood, which is greying beautifully and is now sits discreetly on the sandy dunal environment. All windows and doors have been replaced to create much larger openings which blend the inside and the outside environment. The thermal and acoustic insulation have also been significantly improved as has t he interior design component of the house.

Bedrooms and bathrooms are in the rear wing with garages and services spaces underneath. An upper study creates a unique viewing point to observe the length of Wamberal Beach

The award winning beach house is unified by a dramatic curved timber ceiling that gives a sense of enclosure and protection, and reflects something of the dunal forms on which it is built.

Builder: Horizonbuilt
Engineer: Partridge Engineers
Lighting: Special Lights

Photography: Brett Boardman

Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman
Photography: Brett Boardman

About the
Professional

Design King Company is Architectural Design Studio based in Paddington, Sydney. With over 20 years of experience, the practice continues to be committed to the founding principle of providing design excellence across all projects. 

This working philosophy can be seen in projects that range from a tiny artist’s studio in the Blue Mountains to a large scale office building in Alexandria. Although our focus is on design and original thinking, our creativity is underpinned by sound technique, methodology and practice. This level of commitment to the entire building process has resulted in our work being widely published and has been awarded many times by the industry bodies. 

We have over the years also developed a very keen awareness of our client’s needs and expectations and judge our success by our client’s satisfaction, something we are justifiably proud of.