Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison

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Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Exterior Photography
© Brett Boardman

Text description provided by the architects. Pearl Beach house is the realisation of the clients dream, to build a bespoke, concrete sculpture in the bush, on a budget that demanded creative solutions. The site is nestled amongst Burrawang scrubby woodland, rainforest species and ancient grass trees, on the edge of Pearl Beach village.

Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Exterior Photography
© Pablo Veiga Photography
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Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Table
© Pablo Veiga Photography

Inspired by the patch of blue sky amongst the dense tree canopy, the heavy masonry form wraps around this clearing, elevating living areas to capture the sun. The carefully considered entry sequence defines the spatial arrangement of the building. This journey blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, to create connection to both bush and sky.

Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Chair, Countertop
© Brett Boardman
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Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Exterior Photography
© Pablo Veiga Photography
Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Exterior Photography
© Brett Boardman

Off form concrete is used judiciously, mixed with low-cost materials within a restrained palette. The predominance of grey textures enhances the homogenous sculptural quality of the building, considered bursts of colour in the ceramics and heavily grained timber, ground the building in its bush surrounds.

Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison - Exterior Photography
© Pablo Veiga Photography

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Cite: "Pearl Beach House / Polly Harbison" 16 Jul 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/965143/pearl-beach-house-polly-harbison> ISSN 0719-8884

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