Australian firm Wolveridge Architects has completed a house design project in Port Douglas, Queensland. The house has a flat clear site characteristic with magnificent view of a golf course at the rear.
To accomodate the client’s needs (which was a party of three families), the architect came up with a plan consisting of twin master bedrooms and a total of four bedrooms with a separate kid’s rumpus area and somewhere for the parents to get away.
At first, the client proposed a ‘pavilion’ type house, but as the budget for a true pavilion would go beyond the cost, the architect advised to build something similar, which can be envisaged some kind of interpretation of a traditional ‘pavilion’ house.
The idea would comprise two main buildings separated by covered walkways. The land was compartmentalized into a series of courtyards, that buildings could either open up to or close depending upon the weather. The initial design asked many questions about the kind of things people do in such a place. These people and their guests have come to this part of the world to kick off their shoes, laze in a pool and share fun times.
A generously wide covered walkway, an interpretation of the traditional verandah, and opens up to a lounge area which is another place to sit and read. As passage is taken along this walkway, the kid’s rumpus room, opens up with three large sliders as required to integrate the space with the pool and/or courtyards.
