Stanwell Park House is designed by Casey Brown Architecture for both entertaining and family holidays, with the small level changes defining the functions within an overall open plan. In summer, cooling is achieved by catching the prevailing cool sea breezes from the North East. The large roof overhangs, shutters and high covered spaces provide shade to occupants and glazed walls.

The architecture of this beach house directly responds to the topography of the site as well as the needs of a modern Australian beach side lifestyle, located at the base of an escarpment south of Sydney with panoramic views to the North and East over Stanwell Park Beach and the Pacific Ocean.

The many levels respond to a steep site and articulate the building mass while ensuring the neighbor’s views are maintained. These separate levels comfortably allow different families to all holiday together.

A beach house on a steep site on the escarpment at Stanwell Park cleverly combines hardy seaside materials, stylish, multi-level pavilions and environmental design features.

The design of this family holiday house involves three attached pavilions in local stone timber and copper. Materials are deliberately chosen to withstand the maritime location and visually recede into the landscape. The materials were chosen to withstand the maritime location and visually recede into the landscape. The many levels respond to a steep site while protecting neighbour’s views.

The large roof overhangs, shutters and high covered spaces provide shade. The plan seeks to privatize open living areas by subtle orientation and stepping the levels in both plan and section. This produces a series of decks which allows for external living no matter which wind direction is prevailing.

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