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A sea view as far as you can see the view
WORDS CATHARINE RETTER
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abric Architecture of Toowoon Bay was faced with the task of turning a pole home with a stunning view, steep driveway, and a jigsaw of rooms and decks into a house that cunningly shortened the driveway, and unified the house into very liveable spaces. In so doing, they also managed to make the expansive view of the Pacific Ocean and across the lush bushland of Bouddi National Park even more ‘viewable’. When owners, Simon and Christian bought the house as their home away from home holiday house, they fell in love with the view and the house’s potential. ‘But the most arresting thing about the house was that it came in two shades of bright purple,’ says Simon. ‘It came in purple, mauve and touches of orange!’ Other than dramatically changing the colour scheme, Fabric Architecture’s Brent Fitzpatrick and Damien Furey’s first task was to extend the house forward to accommodate a new garage, thereby cutting the length of the long steep driveway by half, and leaving the remaining slope a much easier incline.
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