The brief for this Cottesloe, Western Australia, property was considerably contradictory. The consumers preferred a ‘modern household, with a feeling of history’ – a challenge for architecture and style firm Lahaus, who experienced a compact 244 sq.-metre block to do the job inside of, but also the undertaking of generating a little something ‘spacious’.
The resulting 3 bedroom, 3 rest room, double-storey ‘Cabin Haus’ delivers on all fronts. The most important inspiration for the property came from an unlikely source Norwegian boathouses, which immediately after study of compact, coastal dwellings, discovered alone as the most rational structure for the web-site.
‘We felt that this aligned with the client’s spatial prerequisites, and the compact character of the block, though also respecting the home’s coastal context and the have to have to bring a feeling of background to the modern make,’ explains Lara Staunton, imaginative director of Lahaus.
The inspiration is apparent from 1st glance, most notably through the symmetry of its gabled roof and extensive facade, operating with each other with a palette of neutral products, warm tones, textural whites and accents of charcoal that are synonymous with well-liked Nordic-model.
‘The comfortable palette of textures and colors have been utilised internally to soften the symmetry of the architecture,’ says Lara. ‘The cork floors in the kitchen and primary living location deliver earthiness and warmth to these spaces, whilst at the exact same time becoming a simple flooring resolution.’
Color is introduced via the tiled kitchen area table, which is a assertion sage inexperienced inspired by Norfolk pines. This hue is repeated in the lavatory, nevertheless more olive than sage, and once again at the again of the dwelling, which is also painted in the soft verdant hue.
‘The statement eco-friendly provides a perception of playfulness and serene to the inside and exterior… nestling the creating within its landscape,’ Lara says.
