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Gorgeous Australian Beach House Celebrates an Ancient Tree

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The Marcus Beach House lights up like a glowing lantern at night due to the unusual cladding: simply polycarbonate panels nailed to the framing timber.

Sited near the beach on the Sunshine Coast in south east Queensland, the balmy climate allows Bark Design Architects to dispense with more substantial walls.

A dream house for the beach, it also employs a casually sophisticated mix of woods in a friendly, open plan.

Morning sun tumbles gloriously into its double height dining room where its warmth is captured on a trombe wall.

From the soaring double height dining area, a more intimate living room cosies up to the fire.

The house encircles a much loved hundred-year-old Moreton Bay Ash tree.

From the passageway between the house’s two pavilions, it is beautifully framed against the red fence by the pool.

It is a sight you’ll traverse daily across the glazed transparent bridge between the two wings of the house.

Optimal cooling cross-breezes slice through the walls of louvred jalousie windows.

Built as two separate pavilions, the living areas are separate from the bedrooms, covered in corrugated, semi-opaque polycarbonate sheeting, but both celebrate the ancient tree.

The exotic bold mix of woods, rich brown and black create a natural mix of  timber that is rich and dark,  inside and out.

The architects are known for their memorable, sustainable and contemporary environments.

So you might be surprised by the view from the street.

For such a lovely house, the street frontage is… a bit dull.