Mid-Century Modern Villa Built With Worn Materials

This gorgeous beach villa was being built during 20 years and now it's finished, though its owner thinks of more modifications

This gorgeous beach villa was being built during 20 years and now it's finished, though its owner thinks of more modifications

Architecture studio Woods Bagot has completed the latest stage of a weathered seaside house in Australia that has been 20 years in the making. Designed as a home for Woods Bagot CEO Nik Karalis, the St Andrews Beach Villa began in 1999 as a simple shack on Mornington Peninsula. Over the years it has gradually evolved into what is now a five-bedroom villa with a pool, cabana, glasshouse and full-width deck.

Over time St Andrews Beach Villa has been adapted and altered to deal with its challenging site. The peninsula is subject to intense winds, constantly shifting sand-dunes and a high concentration of salt in the atmosphere, which speeds up the corrosion of materials.

St Andrews Beach Villa is a simple steel box raised on supports with a panoramic living space facing south-west towards the sea. A 25 metre-wide stepped deck is cut through by a passage that leads into the undercroft, slotted below to provides a more intimate, sheltered space. The villa’s entrance sits on its sheltered rear facade, where a steel ramp leads up to a reception area and also to the pool and cabana. The rear and sides of the villa have clad with a rainscreen of jarrah wood panels, through which north light can filter in.

Internal finishes have been created through a mixture of newer elements and old, worn materials from St Andrews Beach Villa’s previous iterations. Bedrooms sit arranged along this more sheltered, northern side of the plan, while the glazed front provides far more exposure.

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The outdoor space features a long and narrow pool, a minimalist deck and some minimalist metal chairs

The outdoor space features a long and narrow pool, a minimalist deck and some minimalist metal chairs

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The villa is raised above the ground and is clad with weathered wood and reclaimed wood that were taken from the previous building here

The villa is raised above the ground and is clad with weathered wood and reclaimed wood that were taken from the previous building here

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Rugged and reclaimed materials are paired with contemporary design and decor

Rugged and reclaimed materials are paired with contemporary design and decor

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The living room features a real desert-inspired orangery right here and some boho and mid-century modern furniture plus views

The living room features a real desert-inspired orangery right here and some boho and mid-century modern furniture plus views

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Light comes into the attic orangery through some fissures and create a unique pattern on the ground

Light comes into the attic orangery through some fissures and create a unique pattern on the ground

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Another living room is raised up, there's a built-in fireplace and the wall clad with copper, a leather hand chair and grey furniture

Another living room is raised up, there's a built-in fireplace and the wall clad with copper, a leather hand chair and grey furniture

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The kitchen is clad with warm-colored reclaimed wood, with a stone countertop and there's a dining space with a wooden table and metal chairs

The kitchen is clad with warm-colored reclaimed wood, with a stone countertop and there's a dining space with a wooden table and metal chairs

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The bedrooms feature amazing views of the surroundings and are decorated in a simple and laconic way

The bedrooms feature amazing views of the surroundings and are decorated in a simple and laconic way

Source: dezeen