Measure for measure
This pavilion-style home enfolds a private central courtyard
while downplaying its scale and maximising sea views
Preceding pages: An 18m lap pool
defines one side of this courtyardoriented house by Utz-Sanby
Architects. The transparent front
pavilion shelters the courtyard but
also allows views through to the
sea from almost every corner of the
home.
Above: The ground level of the front
pavilion has a base with the look of
structural stone. This helps prevent
the structure from appearing too
dominant.
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Coastal design often comes
with twin imperatives – to
optimise the ocean outlook
and provide a comfortable
refuge in inclement weather.
This home is shaped by its
response to the elements, the
views and the prospect of near
neighbours in years to come,
says Duncan Sanby, director of
Utz-Sanby Architects.
“The owners were taken
with another courtyard beach
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home we had designed and
wanted us to emulate that
style here. The house has front
and rear pavilions that enclose
the yard, with the front living
pavilion providing shelter
from the on-shore afternoon
winds. A linking corridor on
one side of the house and
raised lap pool on the other
provide privacy from the
adjacent properties.”
With no windows on these
sides, the focus is out to the sea
one way and inwards to the
protected courtyard the other.
Each of the pavilions has
two storeys. However, a generous use of travertine on the
front pavilion helps downplay
its presence of the lower level,
creating the look of a stone
plinth that the upper volume
sits upon.
“Staggered levels back up
the hill and flat roofs ensured