00:02The inspiration behind this project is the simple beach shack or the New Zealand batch
00:09which provides the basics of living. For me in a small house each space needs to
00:19have overlapping function. Providing comfortable built-in furniture and
00:28storage minimises the need for other furniture and objects to clutter the
00:33space.
00:40This house is located in Walkerville. Walkerville is a small seaside village two
00:46and a half hours southeast of Melbourne. It's on the land of the Bratawalung
00:53people of the Konai nation. This building was built in late 2021.
01:03The client is the owner of the Jackie Winter Group which is an art agency and his partner who is
01:10a writer.
01:11The house is used as a mental health retreat for artists, for themselves and for their family and friends.
01:21The client was looking for a seaside beach house that provided only the essentials of living.
01:30Somewhere to eat, somewhere to cook and somewhere to rest.
01:36The client had the idea that we would paint a mural and the mural is painted by Becky Orpin, April
01:43Phillips,
01:44David Booth and Carla McRae. We have pitched the roof up so that it's at an optimal angle for future
01:52solar panels to be installed.
01:56In this area there's no town water so all the water is collected on the roof and goes into a
02:03tank and is treated.
02:05There's also no town sewerage so we have an on-site treatment plant that treats all of the water.
02:11There's no town water. Because we're in a bushfire attack level which is quite high, all the exterior materials are
02:19non-combustible.
02:21The cladding is fibre cement sheet. We have a rusted metal deck which is also known as corten.
02:29Corten is a very durable material that reacts with the coastal corrosive environment.
02:35When it was first installed it just looked like shiny metal and a few days later it was a brilliant
02:42orange colour.
02:44The interior is a more minimal and calming space with light lime-washed ply interior.
02:52The house is built to passive house principles.
02:55We have an airtight envelope with high insulation levels in the floors, walls and ceiling.
03:03The main living space is tiled in a light grey porcelain tile.
03:11We custom designed a banquette seat that turns from the dining banquette into a fold-out double bed.
03:21The space also has a built-in day bed under the stairs. It has storage built in underneath.
03:31The kitchen has just the essentials. A bar fridge, a benchtop oven, an induction cooktop that can be packed away,
03:41an exhaust fan in the wall and storage for lots of food.
03:46We used radiata pine with a lime wash for all the cabinetry and open shelving.
03:52The benchtop is a white laminate. The handles are all made out of neoprene rubber.
04:01The bathroom is accessed from both inside and outside.
04:07Because it's a small house we've chosen to use a sliding door and it has towel rails on the back.
04:15When you're coming back from the beach you can enter via the bathroom.
04:23The tiles in the bathroom are the same as the tiles we've used throughout the rest of the house.
04:30The vanity is also made out of plywood.
04:35We also have the heat recovery ventilation system which uses a very small amount of energy to provide
04:42fresh filtered air. So it's actually safeguarding against condensation and mould.
04:50The staircase is made from a locally sourced hardwood timber.
04:54We've used a steel balustrade with the same kind of netting that's used in sports nets.
05:02We left the stairs open at the bottom as storage for shoes.
05:09The space upstairs is rather voluminous.
05:13It has a really high ceiling thanks to the pitch of the roof.
05:18We have a queen bed which has storage underneath.
05:23We've used an adjustable modular shelving system from Muji that could be adapted to have a desk.
05:31This is really great for our client who is a writer.
05:36We have two high level windows that provide ventilation for the whole house.
05:42We've also got a ceiling fan.
05:45It's also reversible so it can push the heat down during winter to keep the heat in the living areas.
05:52We've chosen not to have any ceiling lights. All the lights are located in the walls that are intended to
06:00light specific tasks.
06:03We've used concealed LED strip lighting. This creates a really nice cosy ambience in the space.
06:13The idea behind the house is that you live outside on the deck and in the landscape.
06:20So the landscapers have created a fire pit area with local quarry rocks as seats.
06:31By keeping a house small we limit the impact on the environment.
06:36We reduce the amount of materials required.
06:40It's also really important to me that we make the most energy efficient and thermally comfortable home.
06:46So incorporating Passive House Principles we can create really comfortable small homes
06:53that are also healthy for our clients.
07:13But I want to watch us for our clients and there are lots of initiatives.
07:13Do you hear Father?
07:13I don't know.
07:14Do you hear Think.
07:14it's wonderful.
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