This home was designed as a forever home — not a holiday house, not a stepping stone, but the place a wonderful couple intended to live for the rest of their lives. That brief demands a different kind of attention.
Designing for how people actually live
When clients describe a forever home, the design conversation immediately becomes more personal. We listened carefully: a love of colour, a preference for warmth over minimalism, a desire for a home that felt genuinely theirs rather than architecturally imposed.
The interior walls were painted bright and colourfully — the clients' direct expression of who they are — accentuated by a solid sandstone feature wall that anchors the living space with texture and permanence. Rich timber flooring ties the palette together.
Responding to the site and the street
Tightly planned on a small Torquay site, the home was designed to capture every degree of northern sun — a passive solar approach that makes the home warm and light year-round without relying on mechanical heating. The planning challenge of maximising internal space within a constrained envelope was solved through careful section work and considered room relationships.
The local reference
The twin butterfly rooflines are the building's most distinctive external feature — a direct acknowledgement of the demolished Torquay Fire Station that once stood just down the road. Architecture that knows its neighbourhood and speaks to it.
The outcome
A home that is completely specific to its owners, its street, and its town. Exactly what a forever home should be.
Type: New home Location: Torquay, Surf Coast Services: Full architectural design, planning permit, documentation, contract administration
Planning your forever home on the Surf Coast? Call Jeremy on 0402 952 810.
