York Street, Cunjurong Point

Architect Form Follows Function / Lead builder Chris Hayward / Lead carpenter Nathan Marks / Project duration Mar - Nov 2024 / Images Somethings Wild

Architect Form Follows Function

Lead builder Chris Hayward

Lead carpenter Nathan Marks

Project duration Mar - Nov 2024

Images Somethings Wild

Paying homage to it’s origins, this beach shack was respectfully modernised by the addition of a modest extension at the rear to allow for a larger kitchen and living area with a covered deck.

York St renovation project by NVBS

Beach shacks built in the post war period have a simplicity, and a rationale dictated by the frugal nature of the times in which they were constructed. There is a lot of nostalgia for the people who spent long hot summers with their families in them, a bygone era of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.

Shacks constructed up and down the coast of Australia are slowly being demolished to make way for larger houses. Fortunately, driven by the owners Jill and Marcus, the opportunity here was conservation.

York St renovation by NVBS

York St renovation by NVBS

The addition of a modest covered deck at the rear of the dwelling provides additional spaces for relaxation and entertaining.

York St renovation kitchen by NVBS

Kitchen and living areas were modernised and enlarged while still respecting the original style of the dwelling.

York St renovation kitchen area by NVBS

York St renovation by NVBS

York St renovation by NVBS

York St renovation by NVBS

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