This private residence is set high on a coastal region has a gross area of 450 sq m (4850 sq ft). The dynamic concrete structural solution is in response to the sites steep sloping rugged topography and the desire to orientate the building to face the expansive sea views.
In a single span, bridging across a deep ravine, the open plan, south facing living space looks out over the Pacific Ocean. The living space extends onto a covered full width terrace of equal size and orientation. Located to the rear of the house are three en suite double bedrooms, kitchen and storage. A library wall divides the public and private spaces.
The Kitchen and breakfast bar can be opened up by means of large sliding doors, to create one open continuous space with through views to both sea and land sides. There are 4 sliding doors in total which allow flexibility in arraignment and varying degrees of separation. Fully closed the conceal the kitchen fully open they conceal the library.
Directly in front of the Breakfast bar is the main staircase which connects the living space with the entrance hall below. This stair sits beneath an operable skylight that runs the length of the living space and allows natural daylight to penetrate through the building down to the entrance hall during the day and captures the colored light of the rising and setting sun in the morning and evening. At this separation, there is a drop in the ceiling height which denoting the division between the public living spaces which face the sea and the private domains of the accommodation which face inland.
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