This seaside house built by John Ross Architectural Builders for clients in Mt Pleasant won several categories at the Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards 2022.
As well as making the Top 100, it also took out the Regional Supreme House of the Year award in the $750,000 – $1million category.
The clients were a couple ready to downsize their house, and when shown a terraced building site on the lower slopes of Mt Pleasant they instantly fell in love with it. As first-time builders, they were extremely excited, and before their plans were even drawn up they were on the section, pruning overgrown trees and taking in their new view across McCormacks Bay. The building team connected them with CoLab Architecture, which designed a two-bedroom house that would suit the owners as they approached their retirement years.
The 128sqm floor plan is elegantly simple. There is no wasted space, yet there’s a feeling of volume in the key areas. You’ll find two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a deck that runs across the entire front of the house, with steps down to landscaped terraces. Every decision from the soothing colour palette to the crafted finishes has been thoughtfully carried out – and it shows.
The owners also had treasures they’d kept over the years and these were incorporated into their new home. The exterior is stylish and unobtrusive. It is a beautifully crafted home and one that does justice to the special site.