IN THE ARCHITECTS WORDS
The holiday residence is located on the most easterly occupied ridge of Point Lookout, and is organised as a group of small buildings that filter the environment and emphasise the setting. From the deck built into the profile of the roof, one truly understands the locale – being on the point of Point Lookout, immersed in all its beauty and fury. The composition of buildings includes 2 pre-built DHAN Happy Haus's, transported to site as finished buildings, and positioned to produce a central space protected from the often turbulent south-easter. Above this, a site built
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'occupied roof' has been added that provides a covered route between the Happy Haus's, additional places for sleeping, a surf lookout, and most critically, a tall covered outdoor 'room' that is the principal place for communal activities, including cooking. The finish and character of the pre-built buildings and that of the insitu works varies, producing an overall composition that extends the tradition of island building – small buildings finished in an unselfconscious, utilitarian way that supports the undeniable: the site itself is the phenomenon to emphasise.
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DETAILS
Location
QLD
Architect
Donovan Hill Contact address: Donovan Hill Find an Architect Profile .Project Team
Design architect: Brian Donovan
Design architect: Timothy Hill
Project architect: Mark Spence
Architect: Martin Arroyo
Architecture Student: Akari Yokokawa
Structural consultant: ADG Engineers Aust Pty Ltd
Structural consultant: Blakeney Munns Consulting Engineers
: Building Certification Consultants Pty Ltd
Landscape consultant: Donovan Hill
Builder: Hutchinson Builders - Happy Haus
Builder: Stradworthy Pty Ltd
Photographer: Shantanu Starick
Photographer: Shantanu Starick
Photographer: Shantanu Starick
Photographer: Shantanu Starick
Entered 2011
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