Flinders Residence
This astute residence balances the character of the site and a distant panorama.
Set within a pine plantation overlooking the entry to Westernport Bay, the residence accords concern for the huge Cypress Pines and a broad distant seascape of ocean and bay. The two main vistas are a response to these concerns.
The east facade faces the ocean and provides a clear view through a range of glazing profiles. The west facade faces the pines and floats over a broad carpet of pine needles reflecting their craggy texture. With an inverted radius the walls break inward at the centre to link both external conditions.
Working elements are combined and housed in two joinery fitments. One contains kitchen, bar, fireplace and storage and defines the edge of the dining living and balcony. The other contains powder room, bathroom, bedhead, robe, study desk and bookshelves, and floats centrally to define the principal bedroom, dressing area, study and passage.
- Traditional Custodians Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation
- Location Flinders, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Project Duration 2000 – 2003
- Floor Area 300m2
- Selected Awards
- Residential Interior Award, IDEA Awards for (inside) Interior Review 2003
- Australian Timber Design Award for Best Building, Timber Development Association 2005
It was beautifully detailed in its fireplace resolution and the kitchen … a very beautiful, relaxed quality to the space.
Jury Citation – Residential Interior Award
These qualities of material craftsmanship, spatial invention and design integrity are the well-earned hallmark of Wardle's and Flinders House adds to this impressive portfolio of residential work.
Jury Citation – Residential Interior Award