Cypress House sustainable coastal family home located in Flinders, Australia, designed in 2020 by Loreco Constructions.

Description
A tactile coastal family home, designed with sustainability and liveability as guiding principles.
The conceptual drive of the project was to explore the potential for an affordable, robust, and highly sustainable house that retained the ease of use and liveability of a coastal family home. The clients set high goals for the performance of the house, and for its efficiency both in day-to-day terms and with regards to resources. There is a singularity to the design-driven by a strong connection to natural materials, particularly through the use of timber in the project. The client engaged with this deeply, sourcing sustainably produced and reclaimed materials for use throughout the project. Formally, a courtyard strategy of enclosure and retreat was modified to meet site conditions and to maximize the efficiency of the plan. Relationships between zones of the site, both internal and external, were carefully curated to ensure that strong connections could be made visually, spatially, and through shared use. The simplicity, practicality, and warmth of the design elevate the daily lives of the young family inhabitants, both in terms of its usability and aesthetic beauty. The constant presence of natural light, cross-ventilation, aspects of landscaping, and stable thermal performance enables a high-quality, engaging, and low-fi liv...