‘peninsula house’ by watson architecture + design, portsea, victoria, australia all images courtesy of watson architecture + design

set amidst the wild and rugged coastline of portsea in victoria, australia, the ‘peninsula house’ is a seaside retreat by australian practice watson architecture + design. the boundary between interior and exterior has been blurred to extend communal rooms, opening to the landscape to add more usable space. separate pavilions explore private and public living within one site, allotting one structure for sleeping and bathing and the other for socializing, food preparation and dining. their placement aimed for the building to read as one residence, unified with a single roof which spans the column-free interior.

structural elements and finishes were predominantly created with recycled materials. the floors, decking and timber cladding were reused from their initial use are seating within a sports stadium in melbourne. the laminated jarrah wall columns was salvaged from a 50 year old warehouse in perth. prefabricated the timber framing maintained their appearance while minimizing construction time on-site, producing the building components as the concrete foundations were poured.

watson architecture + design: peninsula house facade of timber columns

watson architecture + design: peninsula house approach

watson architecture + design: peninsula house dining + living room borders the laminated jarrah wall columns

watson architecture + design: peninsula house bedroom

watson architecture + design: peninsula house (left) stair leading to the private pavilion (right) material palette

watson architecture + design: peninsula house floor plan / level 0

watson architecture + design: peninsula house section