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Bifolding doors can be opened up
all round to give a completely protected
indoor-outdoor space, Banham says.
“It’s possible to sit there with candles
lit on the table even when there’s quite a
wind blowing from the west.”
This seamless flow from indoors to
outdoors is enhanced by using frameless
glass doors to open to the entertaining
areas and the limestone tiles used on the
interior floors and on the terraces.
The upper level of the two-storey
home contains a well-equipped home

studio, a retreat area, guest bed and bath
and the main bed and bath.
For Gary Banham, this house by the
ocean is the culmination of a lifetime
designing homes. For this one, he also had
the luxury of time to perfect the design.
“I worked on the ideas with my son
Steeg for several years – making models,
discussing and making changes,” he says.
“That’s meant we’ve made the right
decisions architecturally and aesthetically.
I couldn’t say there’s anything I would
consider as being a mistake.”

Above and facing page, lower: The shape of the
site allowed most interiors to face north and so
be protected from prevailing winds. This includes
a space that architect Gary Banham refers to as
the atrium – an outdoor space that can be opened
to the indoors on three sides. Even in blustery
conditions, this provides a calm and sheltered
outdoor entertaining area.

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