The clients? brief was clear and simple: a semi-permanent residence - something more than a weekender - for a couple, their dog and sporadic visitors. The site, located in Somers and virtually on the beach, offers panoramic views across Western Port Bay. Somers is a small beachside town established in the 1920s, stretching from the Coolart Wetlands to the Cerberus Naval Base on the Mornington Peninsula. Although just one hour?s drive from Melbourne, the area is still a relatively low key holiday place, characterised by elevated modernist fibro houses, unfenced gardens and native bushland vegetation.

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Architects: Open Studio Pty Ltd

Location: Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia
Area: 170.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Open Studio Pty Ltd

Architecture & Interior Design: Open Studio Pty Ltd

Structural & Civil Engineer: Perrett Simpson Pty Ltd

Contractor / Builder: MRC Constructions

© Open Studio Pty Ltd

The clients? brief was clear and simple: a semi-permanent residence - something more than a weekender - for a couple, their dog and sporadic visitors. The site, located in Somers and virtually on the beach, offers panoramic views across Western Port Bay. Somers is a small beachside town established in the 1920s, stretching from the ...