A 4-bedroom 4-bathroom dwelling organized around its unique dune setting with southerly views toward Point Danger. Hemmed in by neighbours to each long boundary of the property, the Dunes is an exercise in excavating the plan to create multi-storey sectional voids that allow for light and air to penetrate into all spaces of the house to maximise amenity and connection to the site. Internal vertical gardens form the primary organisation of the plan - one being a three storey void filled with bamboo that follows the stairs from basement to 2nd floor, and the other a two storey void that forms a backdrop to the kitchen bench with a mature native pandanus specimen whose canopy is expressed at the upper level lounge and kids bedrooms. The voids and upper level hallway are accentuated by roof windows.

The primary living areas each join into an interlocking double height space that unites the dining, living, kitchen, and outdoor areas to emphasise connection to the beach and ocean beyond. The house creates a shared sense of community for occupants, reinforced by a consistent material language of expressed structure, polished concrete and weathered timber.

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• Architecture - Studio Workshop Architects