Wategos Residence, NSW Contemporary Building Design, Australian Architecture, Property, Architect, Interior
Wategos Residence in Byron Bay
Contemporary Australian House, NSW ? design by Zaher architects
6 Sep 2016
Wategos Residence
Architects: Zaher architects
Location: Byron Bay Beach, NSW, Australia

The Wategos house is a modern concrete house that sits on the beach front in Byron Bay.

The conceptual framework is to create a clean form and language against the ad hoc of the projects immediate context and surroundings.

Its form is a folded ?S? shape that folds and houses two storeys within its folds and turns. A form that is simple, modern, elegant and free of add ons, accessories etc. It creates a structure that can withstand the harsh marine environment hence the use of concrete, stone and hardwood throughout the house inside and out.
The client?s brief asked for a two storey concrete modern house that can function as two separate living spaces for both the clients and their kids. The design answers this through carefully thought out spaces which maximise the narrow and small site, the views looking over Wategos Beach and the multiple living areas in order to cater for the client?s liveability in the best possible way.

This modern house stands strongly on the site, with the overarching concrete ?S? form, wrapping around the entire beach façade and opening up to the view and beach.

The design creates two separate spaces, one area which is upstairs for the parents...