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The Jan Juc project also took out the Best Renovation\/Addition $750,000 \u2013 $1m category at the MBV\u2019s Excellence in Housing Awards.<\/p>\n
The original home underwent a complete renovation with the addition of a north-facing extension and Cam says he knew right from the start it would be something special for its owners, a local family who wanted to say in a location they love, to enjoy long into the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this a long time but I always say what is so fantastic about building is that we get given paper with drawings and then our job is to bring it life and make it a reality,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs soon I saw this plan I was so excited because I thought \u2018man, this house is going to be magnificent when it\u2019s finished\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it was complete I\u2019ve got to say, even now if I go back to visit, I\u2019m still a bit blown away.<\/p>\n \u201cI walk in and think \u2018far out this is an amazing house\u2019 \u2013 it just has such an incredible presence.\u201d<\/p>\n Architect Phoebe Clarke says the brief was for a house which responded to its context and the coastal temperament.<\/p>\n To play on that theme Phoebe created an entry sequence consisting of an elevated boardwalk, reminiscent of a coastal boardwalk, which leads up to an open and light-filled courtyard at the rear of the property.<\/p>\n A feature of the entrance is an existing bottle brush tree (Melaleuca Viminalis) which was retained to frame the entry and set the tone for a home which complements its natural surrounds through the use of Australian timbers inside and out, as well as sand and cement render, and galvanised gutter details.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very much interested in the idea of context, particularly in this area of the Surf Coast,\u201d Phoebe says.<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up here and have seen a lot of new houses built that haven\u2019t really responded very well to the idea of honest materials and that coastal temperament which I think has been lost a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n A sustainable approach is also at the heart of Naa Studio\u2019s design philosophy which specialises in considered design solutions for meaningful, healthy and sustainable housing.<\/p>\n Renovating homes, rather than demolishing them, fits with that ethos.<\/p>\n \u201cOften it is cost prohibitive to keep the house but that was a preference for the clients and something we push with all of our work is to think about the embodied energy of an existing building,\u201d Phoebe explains.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this case the original building was really solid \u2026 so we looked at ways we could give it a new life.<\/p>\n \u201cTasmanian oak wraps around all of the new interior and the timber provides a familiar sentiment of old beach houses and provides a distinct character change from old to new.\u201d<\/p>\n For Cam, the Jan Juc project presented welcome challenges such as the highlight glazing in the main living space designed to perfectly frame the canopy of the gums trees just outside.<\/p>\n \u201cTo actually get that into place and do it well is quite a challenging project,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful feature to have light beaming into the house, but it also means your building levels have to be very high because it shows up any blemishes, the plaster is very much exposed if there are any faults.\u201d<\/p>\n He says features such as the burnished concrete floors and hydronic heating only add to the beauty of the living space which its owners adore.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough the winter the owners say it is just so beautiful in that space,\u201d Cam says.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause the house has so much north-facing glass it really has a lot of different personalities.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are there early in the morning with the sun streaming in it just has this incredible feel with all the timber surrounding you.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the sun moves around you look back and it looks so different, it changes with the light which is such a beautiful thing in a home and it speaks to the talent at Naa Studios.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes so many hours of planning and perfecting the design.\u201d<\/p>\n Cam says about 70 per cent of his builds now are coastal residential projects and he has noticed an increase in the amount of renovations that are coming through since COVID.<\/p>\n \u201cI think with that lockdown period people spent more time in their homes and they have realised what an incredible asset and how important their home is,\u201d he says. \u201cYou can see there has been a shift, the lightbulb has clicked on and people are thinking \u2018this is our home and we should invest in it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n For Cam and his team there is no time to bask in the MBV win with a few other rewarding projects on the go, including a beautiful property in Wye River perched on a cliff.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Facebook-article-story-63-1024x538.png\")
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