chris knapp/ built environment practice: the barnacle

‘the barnacle’ by built-environment practice, broken head, NSW, australia image © david taylor photography all images courtesy of built-environment practice

brisbane-based firm built-environment practice has sent us images of their recently completed home, ‘the barnacle’, a beach house near the coast in broken head, NSW, australia. the 25 square meter extension offers framed views into the landscape of the community’s nature reserve. lifted on a cluster of inclined columns, the volume’s exterior is formed with copper panels and plywood sheets generating diverse textures to create an intentional patch-worked appearance.

a surprising burst of green color surfaces the underside of the roof eave, transitioning into the bedroom. the compact configuration of the built-in interior furnishings invoke the notion of camping or sleeping within the berth of a yacht.

extension image © david taylor photography

lifted with inclined columns image © david taylor photography

green surfaces the underside of the roof eaves image © david taylor photography

bedroom with built-in furnishings image © david taylor photography

bedroom image © david taylor photography

at dusk image © david taylor photography

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