Perched atop the sandstone escarpment, the upper volumes present a two-storey bagged brick pavilion cantilevered over the rock below. Entry is via a steel portal or a landscaped path that bridges the sandstone shelf, leading to an oak-lined interior portal that marks the threshold between external resilience and internal warmth. The experience of arrival is intentional and measured, whether entering on foot or from the garage through a planted courtyard corridor, filtered through timber screens and clerestory shafts of light.
Inside, floors of concrete and finely crafted timber windows, alongside American oak cabinetry and doors, define the upper living spaces. Bedrooms are framed with private gardens and distant coastal vistas, while bathrooms look onto intimate courtyards, reinforcing a continuous dialogue with nature. From the cantilevered terrace, sweeping views sweep out across the coastline, only then revealing the house’s lower level — the ochre concrete pool and courtyard below remain hidden until this moment, a subtle but powerful revelation of the house’s full program.
The architecture balances weight and lightness, enclosure and exposure, offering spaces that are both contemplative and connected to landscape. It is a home of thresholds and discovery, of framed views and orchestrated experiences, a pavilion that floats above its sandstone foundation while gesturing to the life below.
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