The architect conceived lake house design focuses on outdoor alfresco entertaining and expansive vistas. The architectural design provides an elevated ground floor living for enhanced views and fluctuating seasonal ground conditions. Clients will enjoy elevated open-plan living and the vistas of the sunrises and sunsets across their unique site.

architectural attributes

The architectural design has 4,085 square feet/380 square meters of open plan across a two story design. The open plan of the kitchen/living/dining lake house design means solar heat gain will provide thermal comfort during winter months.

The lake house design has black oxide burnished concrete floors that are framed by 12″/300mm thick flat arch walls. The architectural aesthetic exudes a relaxed holiday feeling with resilient finishes and a clear stain finish plywood raking ceiling overhead. The exterior weathered Alaskan yellow cedar cladding wraps and extends into the master bedroom to draw-in the raw natural surroundings. The open plan living is separated from the dining by a Chazelle double-sided and dual opening firebox.  The living space is framed by the textural delight of glass face render feature walls.

architectural finishes

The skillion roof with raking plywood stained ceilings to the underside invite sunlight into open-plan living areas during winter. The living spaces exude a sophisticated aesthetic of burnished concrete floor finish with clear stained plywood ceiling over. The architectural spaces incorporate high raking ceilings and window head frames of these allow the family to bathe in sunlight. The living area enjoys warm diffused light while the door head height sun awning protects from the harsh afternoon summer sun. The design creates a point of difference with an architect designed kitchen incorporating porcelain panel bench tops. The porcelain panel benchtops are framed by a bench height slot window which doubles as the kitchen back splash.

The architectural design epitomizes the lakeside lifestyle, permitting indoor-outdoor living throughout the seasons and diurnal movement of the sun.