Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Jackson Clements Burrows have designed the Henley Street residence in Barwon Heads, Australia.

Front Yard in Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Double Ladder in Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Sunset in Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Wood Platform Henley Street Residence in Barwon Heads, Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows

Barwon Heads is in a period of significant change. Heritage overlays currently protect older fishing shacks whilst the less significant built fabric remaining in the seaside town is progressively being redeveloped and architecture is now significantly contributing to the evolution of this small coastal township. In this case a young family engaged JCB to design their new permanent residence which would replace a dilapidated 1950’s two storey house that was beyond repair. A sculptural building form emerged from the clients brief which jokingly requested a planetarium as an inclusion. This led to the exploration of circular forms and resulted in a circular skylight in the first floor living areas as a direct reference however the house was primarily conceived to immerse itself over time as a natural extension of the Ti-tree dominated landscape. The house is wrapped in as skin of vertical cedar battens (providing privacy and solar protection) which appear to emerge from the front fence intentionally confusing the relationship between built form and landscape.

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Photography by John Gollings