The Blairgowrie Beach House on the Mornington Peninsula retained and altered the rear proportion of the existing building and expanded the dwelling forward on a steeply sloped site to accommodate additional living and sleeping areas.
![Blairgowrie Beach House / Dx Architects 1 Blairgowrie beach house / dx architects](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/9804.jpg)
Manipulations of the building form were employed to address the access disconnect and setup a conceptual framework where we continued our practices interest in spatial division patterns.
![Blairgowrie Beach House / Dx Architects 2 Blairgowrie beach house / dx architects](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/9808.jpg)
![Blairgowrie Beach House / Dx Architects 3 Blairgowrie beach house / dx architects](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/9809.jpg)
The new first floor incorporates a large cantilevered metal clad form which created a covered area for car parking, and was counteracted with concrete rendered vertical walls which pushed out to level out the land.
![Blairgowrie Beach House / Dx Architects 4 Blairgowrie beach house / dx architects](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/9802.jpg)
Continuing formal manipulations, the metal clad form had volumes carved out to incorporate a balcony space, and a feature vertical window to illuminate at night and interact with the public realm when the house is being occupied.
Project Details:
Location: Blairgowrie, Australia
Area: 360 sqm
Architects: DX Architects
Photographs: Aaron Pocock