Firmly Weighted – Seawind Residence by B.E Architecture

Seawind Residence forms on site as a robust and flexible coastal home, able to be adapted to suit the varying needs of its family. Contrasting against the fluctuating flow of the nearby ocean, B.E. Architecture draws reference from the harsh climatic conditions and proposes a structure anchored firmly to its site.

Enviably located in the Mornington Peninsula, Seawind Residence overlooks the ocean from both inside and from its multiple outdoor terrace areas. As a response to the location and the needs of its clients, the generous family home is conceived from a place of resilience, weighted through its select materiality and an embedded low maintenance that plays out across its multiple levels. Modernist in form, the lack of ornamentation aligns with a similar resonance inferred by the finishes, ensuring a sense of permanence on site. B.E Architecture balances the soft and constantly moving dynamism of the sea with an unwavering place of shelter.

A series of muted tones internally establish the foundation of the select finishes, with soft timber joinery elements sitting balanced next to textured walls.

Seawind Residence is oriented to optimise views out and to allow for a comfortable occupation of both the inside and outside areas throughout the year. Across its challenging site, the structure is arranged in a less traditional format – the expected entry and alignment of elements instead take form as a series of pavilions. The forms align through shared circulation passages that link their otherwise disparate locations and create a sense of order for the floor plan and flow. By curating each form, they are each individually shifted to align with views and solar gain instead of at the whim of the house.

There is a deliberate calm throughout, echoing a sense of harmony that matches the coming together of multiple generations across the home. Through the pavilion typology, each age group is catered to, ensuring there is a natural separation throughout. A series of muted tones internally establish the foundation of the select finishes, with soft timber joinery elements sitting balanced next to textured walls. Whilst refined in its execution, the rendered concrete connects back to the grit of the coast – a nod to the surrounding context within the fabric of the home.

Whilst refined in its execution, the rendered concrete connects back to the grit of the coast – a nod to the surrounding context within the fabric of the home.

https://www.bearchitecture.com/Through both subtle and overt references, Seawind Residence responds to its site and offers a unique home for its residents. B.E Architecture focuses on creating a softness among the more rigid elements, layering the structure with ideas of comfort and retreat.