Contemporary retreat located on the Australian coastline

Located in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia this modern structure was completed in 2009. It was designed and built by Andrew Simpson Architects in collaboration with builder MM Heam and structural engineer TGM Engineers and Surveyors. The team working at this project was quite numerous, composed of Andrew Simpson, Owen West, Steve Hatzellis and Foong Chern Wong.

Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects

What you see here is a contemporary retreat, a getaway located on the Australian coastline. The house was envisaged as a semi-retirement home so it’s at the border between home and holyday house. That’s why it had to have a special design that could combine them both. The conditions set were ambiguous and so is the final design. As for the internal structural, there’s a metal clad box located on one side that contains the bedrooms and bathroom. This way the private areas could be detached from the rest of the house.

Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects
Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects
Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects
Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects
Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects
Motorhome / Andrew Simpson Architects

On the other side there’s an elevated open floor plan where the kitchen is located. It leads to the living and dining area, defined by a north facing polycarbonate clad wall that draws light into the house. The exterior design is modern and ambiguous and when seen from outside it doesn’t make it clear as for what is hidden inside. Nevertheless, the interior space seems to be well defined into separated spaces.{found on archdaily}