The floorplan of this putting architectural home in Inverloch is somewhat bit unconventional.

That’s as a result of it was initially a three-bedroom fibro seaside shack, the place JGF Artistic director Josh Fotopoulos and his household had spent most of their holidays. However once they determined to make a sea change to the property — positioned only one road again from the surf seaside — they engaged Atlas Architects for a significant renovation.

‘Regardless that it was in a location with many outside advantages and luscious facets, there have been missed alternatives the place the panorama may very well be built-in with the proprietor’s on a regular basis life, such because the under-croft area and the rear yard,’ Atlas Architects director Ton Vu says.

‘Josh and his household additionally actually cherished the texture of the “previous seaside shack” and have been eager to try to hold that intact.’

This impressed them to retain as a lot of the structural body as doable, gutting out the previous constructing material to reimagine the interior areas. Upstairs, the children’ bedrooms and lounge have been changed with improved variations in related positions, whereas the under-croft made approach for a collection of recent areas, together with a essential bed room retreat, a research bunker, a yoga studio, and a workshop.

However relatively than join these areas with a standard hall, the rooms are linked by exterior walkways, decks, and gardens — all resulting in the guts of the house: a much-loved outside deck on the rear.

‘Inverting the hall from inside to outdoors is a radical design transfer on this venture,’ Ton says, noting how the ensuing dwelling has been decentralised. ‘There isn’t a grand entrance to this dwelling, however relatively a collection of arrival factors for various zones.’

There’s a way of privateness and separation because the accomodation simply expands at any time when wanted for in a single day friends and prolonged household get togethers. It additionally affords every room a novel view and connection to the encircling panorama.

‘The purchasers cherished this concept from the start as they love the outside,’ he provides. ‘It feels such as you stroll from one constructing to a different when utilizing this dwelling, an analogous expertise to being in a resort.’

Josh’s grasp constructing enterprise dealt with the detailed renovations. Break up pavers have been used for the brickwork on the exterior partitions, complemented by the eucalyptus inexperienced awning that wraps across the constructing, like a ribbon that guides you from the bottom to the primary ground.

Comparable earthy tones of olive inexperienced proceed inside, alongside mid-tone timber joinery, blackbutt flooring and terrazzo tiles with brown, gray and black flecks. Ton says the true magic of the house is how all the things comes collectively to create a peaceable environment, interwoven into the coastal location.

‘The renovation has fully moulded the property into the consumer’s lifestyle,’ he provides.

‘Josh loves enjoying piano and browsing, dividing his time between working from dwelling and on development websites, so he can spend extra time with the children. His companion Cass has a ardour for yoga, meditation and wellness. The household likes to be near nature. This renovation has supplied areas for all of these passions to be nurtured and develop.’