The Portsea Beach House, designed by Mitsuori Architects and built by Howroyd Homes, is a response to a wonderfully simple brief to create an elegant and practical family beach house.
This family holiday home is located on the former rear yard of a historical school building in Portsea on Victoria’s popular Mornington Peninsula.
The design celebrates the simplicity, clarity, and beauty that emerges when form and function come together.
The clean geometric forms and a minimalist material palette reflect a restrained design approach that balances pragmatism with aesthetics.
One of the key architectural challenges of this project was to balance economy and pragmatics with visual boldness.
This is a spatially and structurally efficient building that makes the most of a small site and compact building footprint.
A family beach house is as much about coming together as it is about finding opportunities for retreat and respite.
Therefore, spaces within this home are configured to create both open communal areas and separable private zones, allowing occupants to move freely between social and quiet spaces.
Large surfaces of full height glazing bring natural light deep into the interior and extend views out to the garden.
A simple form expressed with a single material allowed us to create an efficient and low-maintenance building with inherent sculptural beauty.
Project Details
Project Size – 295 m2
Site Area – 674 m2
Completion Date – 2019
Building Levels – 2
Project Team
Architecture
Mitsuori Architects
Melbourne-based and founded in 2008 by Matthew Murfett and Melissa Lim, Mitsuori Architects bring together large-scale project experience and technical expertise with the personalised service and attention to detail of a small boutique design practice.
Construction
Howroyd Homes
Melbourne-based Howroyd Homes build unique and exclusive homes, extensions, and renovations.
Photography
Michael Kai
Michael Kai is a Melbourne-based photographer. Born in a town close to Berlin, Germany, Michael spent two years as a documentary photographer in post-war Kosovo before pursuing further studies in Germany and Australia.
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