Living Large at the Lakehouse

Only 3 km west of Surfers Paradise is the beautiful Benowa Waters, a suburb set on the waterfront. Interspersed with parks, walking tracks, world class golf and tennis facilities, makes it the perfect place to build your dream home.

Owners, Martin and Dina Kenins wanted the opportunity to create the ultimate entertainer’s paradise. The residence features 5 extra-large bedrooms with walkin-robes, 6 bathrooms, a wine cellar, cinema, cocktail bar, pool as well as a courtyard and BBQ Alfresco area. It certainly delivers.

Focusing on both functionality and aesthetics, this bold, modern high-end home by Reece Keil Design, reveals a high level of attention to detail and a refined selection of materials. It commands attention from passer byes and is a visual treat of awe and wonder.

The Lakehouse was designed to maximise the northern aspect and protect itself from the west. Bretts Architectural Window Solutions worked with the owners, architect, and builder to maximise views, while protecting internal living areas from varied sun angles coming from the western canal frontage.

‘The colours on the water and in the sky change constantly depending on the weather and the time of day’, says Martin. The ability to capture each colour change without interruption meant large, expanses of glazing were essential.

Bretts Architectural Window Solutions recommended the Series 704 SlideMASTER™ Sliding Door. This meant they could maximise the sliding door widths, having larger spans, so reducing the number of panels required and maximising the views. It was also installed as a cavity slider, so the panels can slide right back within the walls recess, creating a truly seamless transition between the inside and out.

The high water resistance rating also made it ideal for the exposed west-facing canal frontage.

Should Martin and Dina decide to add a screening solution, the Series 704 SlideMASTER™ Sliding Door would provide the integration that would maintain the aesthetic without having to retro fit a system to suit.

The colours on the water and in the sky change constantly depending on the weather and the time of day.

The Series 704 SlideMASTER™ Sliding Door is available from manufacturers of Elevate™ Aluminium Systems. Designed and tested to meet and exceed Australian Standards by Architectural Window Systems (AWS), supplied by over 200 independent fabricators nationwide.

This spectacular home won the People’s Choice Award in the 2022 AGWA Design Awards. It is certainly a winner all round.

Fabricator : Bretts Architectural Window Solutions

Builder : Kenins Developments

Building Designer : Reece Keil Design

Photographer : Desire Media