27/05/2022
Choose your favourite from the 21 houses in the People's Choice Award. Residential projects in the 2022 Western Australia Architecture Awards shortlists of both the Houses (New) and Houses (Alterations and Additions) categories are eligible foChoose your favourite from the 21 houses in the People's Choice Award. Residential projects in the 2022 Western Australia Architecture Awards shortlists of both the Houses (New) and Houses (Alterations and Additions) categories are eligible for the award.
Pictured:
Eagle Bay Holiday Home | Traditional Land Owners: the Wadandi people of the Nyungar nation | Gantier Architecture & Design | Photographer: Mark Cooper
"The Eagle Bay Holiday Home takes its inspiration from the native bushland of spikey grass trees and charred black trunks which surround it. Angled to worship the winter sun, its steep-pitched roof mirrors the natural slope of the ground below. The owner’s initial brief to integrate shipping containers within an overall sculptured appeal was met wherein the four bedroom pods appear to fan away from each other and the central living pavilion. The form of the pods suggests they are individual and private, with their repetition evoking a sense of community. Ocean glimpses expand to a vast native vista as you walk onto the deck. The communal outdoor living (amphitheatre) creates these unrestricted views and a direct physical connection to the landscape below. Its layout redefines the concept of a holiday home for the area, intended to be fun and exciting and connected to its landscape from all sides."
From: The Australian Institute of Architects
