Set within a relatively recent subdivision upon the side of Mt Martha, the Split House negotiates a complex range of conditions typical of emerging coastal developments. New houses for ?downsizers? in a suburban mode, paved driveways and letterboxes prevail, vying for the expansive views to Port Philip Bay, and backed by the relatively wild, coastal woodland of Mt Martha Public Park. Construction works are ongoing in the area; completed houses with gardens at varying stages of maturity are punctuated by empty lots cleared of all vegetation.

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Architects: BKK Architects

Location: Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

Lead Architects: Simon Knott, George Huon
Area: 320.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Peter Bennetts

Builder: Overend Constructions

Structural And Civil Engineering: Kersulting Engineers

Services Engineering: BRT Engineers

Landscaping: MUD Office

Buildng Surveyor: GroupII

Quantity Surveyor: Planning and Economics

© Peter Bennetts

Set within a relatively recent subdivision upon the side of Mt Martha, the Split House negotiates a complex range of conditions typical of emerging coastal developments. New houses for ?downsizers? in a suburban mode, paved driveways and letterboxes prevail, vyi...