Located in Queensland, Australia, Marcus Beach house is a celebration of the natural environment realized by Bark Design studio. When you look at the pictures of this house, you feel the architects played with volumes and pavilions. As you can easily notice, the pavilions sit lightly on the site and are linked by a transparent bridge in an arrangement that opens all the spaces to the light, breeze and garden views of the north. The garden is protected by a perimeter wall wrapped in vines providing an acoustic ‘green’ buffer to a nearby busy road. Artificial lighting is kept to a minimum due to the generous amount and position of glazing, particularly facing north. The roof over the Master Bedroom pavilion rises to the north providing a band of high level, operable, clerestory glazing capturing daylight and allowing any warm air to escape, setting up an effective ‘stack effect’ natural cooling process.
Windows and doors are strategically positioned to capture the prevailing breezes whilst roof overhangs are generous protecting the house from direct summer sunlight.
A small interior garden is perfect for a beach house.
Natural light come inside all day long.
The dwelling explores lightness, filtering natural breezes, layers of transparency and integrating indoor/ outdoor spaces.
The main pavilion to the west accommodates living spaces focused around a double height deck space overlooking the swimming pool and northern garden.
A bench covered with pillows hide a lot of books underneath.
The living room is an airy open space that functions as a connector between different areas.
The courtyard and Moreton Bay Ash are a focal point in which almost all rooms within the dwelling enjoy a connection.
