NATURE LIVING
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PROJECT TYPE: RESIDENCE
PROJECT LOCATION: SEAFORD
LAND SIZE: 470 SQ/M
TOTAL BUILDING AREA: 281 SQ/M (30.2 SQ)
FLOOR LEVELS: 2 FEATURES:CATHEDRAL CEILINGS / ATTIC ENTERTAINMENT SPACE / ALFRESCO & BBQ AREA / HEDGED PRIVATE GARDENA private rear lot in Seaford has become a family home built around one generous idea: a living area that rises under a cathedral ceiling and opens straight onto the garden. This modern Hamptons-style Seaford residence keeps a low, garden-set profile, with a large attic level above, so the family gains room to grow without losing the relaxed scale that suits this stretch of the bayside.
The block sits behind an existing house and is reached by a long private driveway, so the brief was to turn seclusion into an advantage. Tall hedges wrap the whole 470 sq/m site, giving the garden privacy and a natural, leafy edge, and the home turns its attention inward to that green outlook rather than out to the street.
The main living area and the master bedroom face north, so the rooms people use most receive sun through the day. The open plan living area sits beneath the raised ceiling, with a gabled glass wall drawing light deep into the room and a direct connection to the alfresco, the barbecue area and the large garden beyond. The master suite, with its ensuite and walk-in robe, opens to the same sunny garden. Alongside it, three standard bedrooms and a nook give the family flexible space, and a double garage and two and a half bathrooms cover the everyday needs.
Above, a large attic is set aside as an entertainment space, giving the household a second place to gather, separate from the main living area. Outside, the Hamptons look comes through in white weatherboard-style cladding, gabled rooflines, a light corrugated metal roof and grey brick piers at the covered entry and pergola, giving the house a calm coastal character that sits comfortably among Seaford's established gardens.
The result is a home with the space of a much larger house and the calm of a hidden garden, in a suburb known for its bay beaches, Kananook Creek and the Seaford Wetlands, and close to Frankston.
