Above: Interior tongue-and-groove
walls continue the use of wood and
add to the boathouse aesthetic.
Motorised toplight windows allow
for cross ventilation without opening
the large stacking doors. The living
area features a highly polished
concrete floor and a raked ceiling in
fibrous plaster.
Right: Structural pillars have been
erected for a future roof structure
over the 12m-long pool.
living and kitchen space.
“This layout allows guests
to have a wing to themselves
when they stay,” says Hill.
Stacking doors in the living
area maximise the views and
an overhang on the front deck
minimises impact of the hot
summer sun, while admitting
the lower winter sun for pas-
sive solar storage within the
polished concrete floor and
substrate. A span of doors next