In the first briefing meeting with our clients Angie, Vic and their Dalmatian Pirate, Angie's main brief requirement was that she wanted people to walk in and say/think "holy f***"...

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Architects: Lachlan Shepherd Architects

Location: Torquay VIC 3228, Australia

Architects In Charge: Lachlan Shepherd, James Donaldson, Kang Gao

Area: 350.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Ben Hosking

Builder: Torquay Homes Pty Ltd

Engineer: Andrew Cherubin and Associates

Interior Designer : Sweden Interiors

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Floor Plan 01

In the first briefing meeting with our clients Angie, Vic and their Dalmatian Pirate, Angie's main brief requirement was that she wanted people to walk in and say/think "holy f***"...It was conceived as a place for entertaining, whereby the owners regularly have guests stay including family and friends from within Australia and abroad. Thus, the house had to function firstly as a home to its two full-time occupants (and their Dalmatian) and secondly as a luxury hotel; each guest bedroom is provided with its own ensuite and robe areas, so essentially their guests can "check-in" to their own space before moving into the main living zones of the house.
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