Bluey’s Beach ‘4’ by Bourne Blue Architecture

This Bluey’s Beach home on the mid North coast of NSW was conceived by Bourne Blue Architecture based on a brief for simplicity, durability and authenticity. The owners were not interested in anything ostentatious and were keen to conserve the existing Angophera trees and the views to the rear of the property.

The challenge was to create privacy as well as a strong indoor outdoor connection. A roof zig zags over the two areas for sleeping and living, with adjacent courtyards and decks further extending the living area to the outdoors.

The structure steps with the land so that when viewed from the street, the bulk is minimized. Materials throughout relate to the context of the village, are economical and corrosion resistant. Timber is used extensively, floors are all polished concrete internally, stone externally. Eaves are fibre cement.

Sustainable features – High performance glass to all doors and windows, correctly orientated thermal mass, heavy insulation to walls and ceilings, rainwater harvesting for wc, laundry, garden usage, minimal footprint to building, using less materials and resources, sustainable timber use such as reconstituted timber concealed structure, birch plywood linings and joinery internally, sustainably forested cladding, Heat Pump hot water technology

Structure:

Joinery – Bulmer Lemaire
Timber Doors and gates– Twin Towns Joinery
Aluminium windows – Great Lakes Windows
Plywood Ceilings – Birch ply Bruynzeel
Cladding – Spotted Gum Sorrento profile Cutek pre-treatment–Woodform
Eaves – 6mm James Hardie CFC
Insulation – Bradford Batts and Aircell permishield
Roofing – Blue Scope steel Colorbond Custom Orb
Hot water – Quantum 270-08AS6-290

Appliances:

Cooktop –Bosch PKF645D17A
Rangehood –Qasair MT60L1B
Oven – Bosch HBG43S450A
Fridge –Electrolux EBE5167SD
Dishwasher –Siemens SN46M582AU
Microwave – Smeg SA35MX

Interior:

Floor grates – Stormtech 65ARG25
Polished concrete floor finish – Parchem Mastershield UA20 epoxy,
Fireplace – Invicta Argos firebox
Furniture – Mark Tuckey furniture

{Photography by Shane Blue of Bourne Blue Architecture}