BREEZEWAY 01 HOUSE BY DAVID BOYLE ARCHITECT

64 HOUSES 134 65 Breezeway House is built 5 4 3 Designed for a Sydney family on the land of the Darkinjung Central Coast, Holiday Family + 1 powder Site 748 m² Design 2 y to share with their friends, this people NSW house room Floor 231 m² Build 2 y engaging Central Coast holiday house embodies a collective memory of time spent by the beach.

along the breezeway, becoming a perfect towel hanger. Products Briggs Veneers blackbutt veneer; A small hatch between pantry and living room allows Roofing:Lysaght Klip-lok 406 Index and Co Diva Pull handles dad to play barista on a lazy morning. A tiny deck for in Colorbond ‘Matt Monument’ in ‘Paper White’ matt powdercoat; one shoots into the existing fig trees – a treehouse External walls: Austral Brick custom splashback tiles by Anchor Commons bricks in Dulux ‘Snowy Ceramics; V-Zug oven, steam to read a book away from the others. These moments Mountains Half’; Cemintel oven, warmer and induction create patterns of use to be remembered into the future. Words by Casey Bryant Barestone unfinished fibre cement cooktop; Qasair undermount Memories, moments and artful planning Photography by Brett Boardman Internal walls: Austral Brick rangehood; Siemens dishwasher; coalesce in this house. The rooms downstairs, and Commons bricks in Dulux ‘Snowy Liebherr fridge; Vintec bar fridge; their associated gardens, are calm and inward, shielded Mountains Half’; Frencham Wolf barbecue; Abey sink; from the surrounding neighbours and offering welcome Cypress Designaclad tongue Brodware tapware When I was young, we used to visit my uncle’s holiday to open and close, offer a simple form of natural shelter from the sun and wind. Upstairs, meanwhile, and groove cypress cladding Bathrooms: Inax Sugie Series floor house on the south coast of New South Wales. It was ventilation control. the rooms are open and outward, taking in the ocean Windows: Frames in recylced tiles from Artedomus; Rockcote a small shack with a deep wraparound verandah where Big sliding doors connect all the rooms, outlook at one end through a layer of screens and the timber with Cutek Extreme oil Marrakesh lime plaster; custom finish by Architectural Hardwood basin by Lindsey Wherrett we slept through the summer nights. That memory including two parent rooms and an eight-bed bunkroom forest at the other through a western deck, blinkered Joinery; Viridian toughened Ceramics; Parisi basin; Astra of sleeping under an old, timber-framed roof with for the kids, and create open spaces reminiscent of from the neighbours by the extended walls. glass; Breezway louvres Walker toilet suites, and tapware a cool breeze filtering through mosquito nets has sleepovers. Two huge built-in couches, one in the living The generous northern deck is flanked Doors: Custom doors in Wisa and accessories in ‘Eco Brass’; stayed with me. space and the other in a rumpus room, facilitate the by a wall to the north and a roof over half its area. plywood and blackbutt with Victoria and Albert bath; All kinds of locations, events and experiences simple joys of movie nights and popcorn. These points of enclosure might seem counterintuitive, Whittle Waxes Hardwax oil Stormtech linear floor drain; inform the memory of a beach holiday, but we often Outside the lower-level rooms, intimate in terms of achieving optimal sun and views, yet finish; frames in recylced timber custom blackbutt towel rails develop the deepest bonds with the specific places gardens gather around fire pits and a paved area, they work to control privacy while providing focused with Cutek Extreme oil finish by Heating and cooling: Hunter we inhabit when we travel. In some cases, a very enabling easy congregation, marshmallow toasting and views. A screen is simply slid back and the view is Architectural Hardwood Joinery Pacific ceiling fans; Invicta special building can create unique memories that handball competitions. Above these gardens, the revealed, channelled through tapering walls to frame Flooring: Burnished concrete Nelson wood fire heater; in Drytreat Stain-Proof sealer; Daikin airconditioning lead to new habits and attitudes towards life. exposed structure of the upstairs timber deck is the the rising headland beyond. ironbark decking with Whittle External elements: The Brick When I met architect David Boyle while epitome of the Australian coastal shack. The final, most resolute and perhaps most Waxes Hardwax oil finish; Pit recycled bricks; Eco Outdoor visiting his Breezeway House – a holiday house Outdoor showers, sliding timber screens and subtle memory comes from the twisting geometry Onsite natural split slate Porphyry and Endicott crazy for a family from Sydney to share with their friends – window seats are formalized versions of the “bolt-on” of the living room. It turns diagonally from the rest Lighting: Anchor Ceramics Potter paving; turfgrid by Adbri Masonry he mentioned his own family holidays. David shares amendments that typically adorn a holiday home. of the house, its scooping form closely referencing the Halo pendants; Tovo downlights; Other: Custom built-in bunk a holiday house with some of his friends (kids in However, instead of rickety plastic chairs or a lashed-on nearby headlands. In a way, the landform is a memory Flos Camouflage wall light from beds, wardrobes and seats; bunks, movie nights on beanbags) and he based the bamboo lattice, this house employs exquisite hardwood of the place in which it exists: a coastal outcrop Euroluce; The Lighting Guild Verosol blinds; linen curtains design for Breezeway House on what he most wants framing, sculptural brickwork and oversized openings. sculpted by wind and waves. wall lights; Workstead Wall Lamp and upholstered cushions by from his own house on those trips. David tells me that he seeks to create “new Breezeway House is not a radical new breed of Kitchen: Custom stainless steel Master Workroom; Westbury benchtop and V-Grooved MDF Textiles fabrics; Henrik Pedersen Breezeway House embodies a collective memories intrinsic to the architecture.” This house’s beach house, nor is it the culmination of an architect’s 01 A generous by Fine Earth Joinery; Onsite for Gloster Bay lounge chairs memory of time spent by the beach. The open corridor, rigorous detailing looks to go beyond accuracy and balcony extends nostalgia for the perfect holiday. It sits somewhere in Aren Bianco limestone benchtop; from Cosh Living; Mark Tuckey or breezeway, that connects all the rooms in this house quality, to inspire new memories via subtle manoeuvres out to the fig trees, the middle, informing a continuous story of how we can solid recycled hardwood joinery Belt stool, Refectory table and is made of decking boards, open timber framing and that suggest new ways to inhabit the home. A continuous supported by a self- live by the beach and how the brilliant Australian coast in Liberon Finishing Oil by Wicker chairs; Cuero Pampa fibre cement shutters. These shutters, which are easy metal handrail snakes inside and out, upstairs and bracing steel post. influences our lives. Architectural Hardwood Joinery; Maripose Butterfly chairs

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L O W E R G R O U N D F L O O RL OP WL AE NR G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N 3 3 10 02 The rhythm of 1 9 1 8 1 the structural grid 10 provides an expressive logic to the spatial 10 1 Garden 13 Shower 5 11 11 11 11 12 1 2 Parking 14 Treehouse arrangement. 1 2 3 Entry balcony 4 14 03 The rooms upstairs 7 3 13 4 Laundry 15 Terrace 6 3 5 Store 16 Balcony are open and outward, 6 Rainwater 17 Kitchen taking in the ocean L O W E R G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N U P P E R G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N Lower ground floor 1:400 Upper ground floor 1:400 tank 18 Pantry outlook through U P P E R G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N U P P E R G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N 7 Breezeway 19 Dining a layer of screens. 8 Landing 20 Living

21 9 Fire pit 21 Void 04 Comfortable built- 10 10 Seat 22 Lookout in couches facilitate 22 16 11 Bedroom 23 Roof light the joys of movie 12 Rumpus 24 Skylight nights and popcorn. 10 20 23 15 19 17 05 Materials are natural and robust 18 7 21 24 throughout. Artwork U P P E R F L O O R P L A N R O O F P L A N U P P E R G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N (L-R): Joshua Yeldham, Upper floor 1:400 U P P E R F L O O R P L A N U P P E0 R F L O O R5 mP L A N R ORoof O F P L 1 A: 400N R O O F P L A N Nigel Milsom. True North

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06 The breezeway connecting all the rooms features decking boards and open timber framing.

07 Big sliding doors connect all the rooms, including the eight-bed bunkroom for the kids.

08 Featuring fire pits and bench seating, the garden is ideal for marshmallow- toasting nights.

09 The house’s Architect Project team David Boyle, Kevin Liu Builder unusual, angular David Boyle Architect Paterson Builders Structural engineer SDA form echoes that +61 2 4360 1838 Structures Landscape design Pangkarra Garden of the headlands [email protected] Design Upholstery and curtains consultants Smith at the nearby beach. 07 davidboylearchitect.com.au and Levine Hydraulic and civil consultant Northrop

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