Exploring A Tranquil Super House Designed By An Award-Winning Architect (House Tour)

Designed as an antidote to the owners’ busy lifestyle, Mossman by Shaun Lockyer Architects is a super house built to focus on providing comfort and relaxation. Through the home’s character and the simplicity in which the materials are put together and their tactility, the super house becomes a coastal oasis for the modern family. Moreover, the use of the materials allows the architect to interpret how they could create a space that would be the type of beach sanctuary the clients were seeking. Located in Noosa Heads, the family home becomes a place in which the award-winning architect plays with shadows and texture throughout the architecture and interior design of the house. The exterior architecture and design of the home allows dappled light filtering through the branches of the Maluleka trees that adorn the northern edge of the property inside. Another identifying characteristic of the home is the timber screen that defines the exterior.

The super house is positioned on a north-fronting river system that leads out to Lake Cootharaba before going on to the everglades and out to the ocean. As such, the home is imbued with a special connection to the water and creates a one-of-a-kind living experience. From the street, the home is deliberately reductive and solid. The intention for this is so the layering and activity is hidden behind it. The front door, which is characterised by one black aperture in an otherwise timber facade, leads the house tour through into a double-height space that transforms the way one understands and experiences the home. Transitioning from the entry into the primary living space and kitchen, there is a sense of openness, transparency and ambiguity in the way interior and exterior spaces connect. This is reinforced with the floor material, which is an exterior tile that is brought internally throughout the kitchen and living space so that the interior and exterior flow as one. Creating a sense of living under a tapestry of timber, light and texture, Shaun Lockyer Architects’ design allows the owners to feel like they are occupying the landscape and connecting to the river beyond.

The central staircase provides a degree of animation and character to the house. Similarly, there is a striking contrast between the shadowed voids and frameless skylights that reinforce the home’s connection to the outside. However, the predominate decor choice of the super house is the broadform concrete that complements the timber of the home. From the bridge space on the second level, the clients can transition to the west where the kids’ wing with bedrooms and a living room is positioned. Moreover, there is an operable screen that can create an indoor-outdoor sequence, while further to the west is the main bedroom. Created to be both indoor and outdoor, the main room’s decor is defined by a blackbutt timber screen that controls light and privacy while also creating a unique character to the interior of the room. For Shaun Lockyer Architects, every project is a group effort and the team acknowledges the client who demonstrated extraordinary faith and trust throughout the process. Through a combined effort between Shaun Lockyer Architects, JW Constructions, Conlon Group and Hong Henwood Design, Mossman becomes a dream super house for the clients who desired an oasis-like escape from their busy lives.

00:00 - Introduction to Tranquil Super House
00:46 - Shadows, Textures and Light
01:49 - Layering The Design
02:21 - The Layout of the Home
04:07 - Team Collaboration

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Photography by Christopher Fredrick Jones.
Architecture and interior design by Shaun Lockyer Architects.
Build by JW Constructions.
Styling by Hong Henwood Design.
Landscape architecture by Conlon Group.
Filmed and edited by Dan Preston.
Production by The Local Project.

Location: Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia

The Local Project acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land in Australia. We recognise the importance of Indigenous peoples in the identity of our country and continuing connections to Country and community. We pay our respect to Elders, past and present and extend that respect to all Indigenous people of these lands.

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[inspolouise]

I am more thrilled with the South African people that have moved to this Country they are amazing people and have found them selves as a very important addition to this nation. That is if i am hearing the accent correctly Noosa is a wonderful place these people are very lucky to have a slice of heaven on earth.

[xSpiiXeL]

Compared to the last video this house is way better, not boring and looking like a modern museum. The inside and outside are really interconnected and materials are beautifully done creating a specific type of a tranquil feeling. Well done!

[Martin-ondn]

Simply beautiful - what a piece of art.

[edsonraimundocongolo]

I love the entrance and living space connection. The floor material is also oustanding.
I would call the main room "The Hybrid Room" due to the fact that it can be both indoor and outdoor.

[TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

The peace it can bring can be felt even through this monitor. Lovely. 😌🍃

[JenniferPChung]

Oh my gosh. What a wonderful video to watch first thing in the morning 🙏. This is such a beautiful and mindful śpace. Amazing job to ask the designers and architecture. Your play with lights and shadows along with the neutral colours and textures is fantastic. What really draws me in is the openness and the tall walls/texture by the staircase. I especially love the seemless transition between outside to inside. And really big shout out to the director, editor(s) and whoever filmed it. Oh gosh everything worked perfectly🥰🙏.

[denis]

Beautiful its exactly how I like it, save for secret rooms 😆

[petit-crampon]

Really beautiful...
You can give me the keys 😁🤪👍💯!

[reidebden]

How is the house kept warm in winter with the screens

[sonicpentatonic]

I find it so awkward the way so many of these architects "acknowledge the X native peoples of this land". It's the ultimate virtue signaling. What exactly do these native peoples get when you acknowledge them, besides a bitter reminder of what was taken from them?

"Nice land you had here, really glad we kicked you off of it and took it for ourselves. But don't worry, I acknowledge that this used to be yours."

[jsnx]

I'd like to acknowledge the people we stole the land from, and build 5 Million dollar houses on, because it makes me feel better and serves as a virtue signal, but you're not getting the land back. Now excuse me while i go make a few more million trading stocks or whatever so i can build another holiday house that will stay empty 80% of the time.

[newworldlove]

The kitchen would have looked way better with dark stained wood rather than that nasty pale blonde wood that everyone used in the 90's.

[TheReverb]

A.K.A lots of money. Could be good if any of these architects can design a normal sq meters house with these conditions.