Jan Juc House is a new family beach house designed to accommodate more permanent coastal occupation alongside comfortable space for visiting guests. The house is a quiet retreat reflecting the traditional beach house typology of the area through scale, form and materiality. A lightweight roof elevated to the north rests atop a series of regular structural frames to allow sun light deep into the living space while maintaining wide views to the south, skimming roofs of adjacent houses to take in views of the coastal cliff top vegetation and glimpses of the ocean beyond. Stepping into a light filled, double height entry and stairway, the spatial qualities are immediately lofty, a quality that continues through the upper floor to an elongated kitchen bordering the rear with living, dining and main bedroom accommodated on the same level. On the lower level, an atmosphere of quietude and privacy has been shaped through a flexible multipurpose office/retreat and guest bedrooms. The restrained material palette of muted timbers, simple cement sheet cladding and generous glazing subtly reference the coastal context allowing the tones of the surrounding native landscape to permeate the home.

Construction – John Mercer Builders
Photographer – Tom Ross
Stylist – Jess Kneebone
Landscape Design – Simon Taylor Landscape Design
Landscape Construction – Brett Essing Landscapes

Builder - John Mercer Builders
Photography - Tom Ross
Stylist - Jess Kneebone