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Vision Magazine
A
ustralia’s eastern seaboard supports a housing
sprawl mostly disconnected from place. Every
so often architecture steps up to demonstrate
a way out of the scramble. Difficulty converted from
opportunity is one useful measure of design and
engineering achievement. In this regard the Pretty
Beach House stands out from the crowd.
McCarthy’s design for this weekender deftly
bridges town and country with a lightweight
structure already a survivor of its first bushfire scare.
Peter Hyatt spoke with her about the challenges
of site and her baptism of fire:
MCCARTHY’S DESIGN TRAVERSES ITS
STEEP SITE WITH SKILFUL LAYERING OF
LIVING ZONES AND LIGHT-CAPTURE.
VIRIDIAN’S COMFORTPLUSTM FORMS A HIGH
PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE FULLY TUNED
TO SEA, ESCARPMENT AND SKY.
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