The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects

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The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects

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  • Project Name: The Cove House
  • Practice: Justin Humphrey Architect
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  • Completion year: 2018
  • Project Location: Brno
  • Country: Australia
  • Contractors: B J Millar Constructions
  • Photo Credits: Andy MacPherson
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Excerpt: The Cove House is an architectural project designed by Justin Humphrey Architects in Australia. Indoor and outdoor spaces are given the same priority within a house that connects its inhabitants strongly at all times to both water and garden.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] The Cove House is a robust yet elegant new residence in a waterside suburb south of Brisbane. It is a rich and tactile exploration of thresholds and edges. Thresholds between public and private within the house and also the edges between the house and its external context.

The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
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The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
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An off-form curved concrete wall invites you in past a delicate timber-batten screen and through a series of landscaped courtyards through to the water beyond. The courtyards exist at the threshold between public and private space within the house and allow dappled natural light to flood deep within the interior living spaces.

The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
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The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
© Andy MacPherson
The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
© Andy MacPherson

The ground plane of the house is articulated and meanders up and down at times encouraging engagement or reflection. These areas flow together beneath a single floating roofline that helps organise the concrete and timber form of the house below. Indoor and outdoor spaces are given the same priority within a house that connects its inhabitants strongly at all times to both water and garden.

The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
© Andy MacPherson
The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
© Andy MacPherson
The Cove House | Justin Humphrey Architects
© Andy MacPherson

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