Collins Beach House by Tobias Partners
Collins Beach House is a lovely modern house located in Manly, Australia, designed in 2020 by Tobias Partners.
Description
This home is set on a beautiful, semi-bushland, yet urban site on the edge of the harbour, with two mature Norfolk Pine trees standing guard to the North-West. This incredible location offered a truly unique setting for our client?s house ? however the site’s shape and boundaries, significant setback controls and bushfire zoning presented challenges to the design and use of the site.
The site is surrounded by neighbours to the East, North and West but to the South are incredible unbroken views over the coves around Collins beach and the harbour beyond. Whilst framing the views to the South and surrounding bushland, the house also had to ensure privacy from neighbours and simultaneously capture the Northern sun which is impeded by other houses, a steep hill and large existing Pine trees. With the immediate connections to nature, we wanted the house to feel nestled into this environment throughout every part of the house. It was also essential to frame the many enchanting views, giving every space a well orchestrated connection to the outdoors without feeling exposed to the surrounding neighbours.
Three volumes are positioned at angles to each other, informed by the unusual shape of the site, to capture the views and create several external areas, each with it?s own function. Two of the volumes sit at ground le...
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