Alba

Collaborator

Studio Plus Three

Scope

Major renovation

Completed

2023

This new architecturally designed house by Studio Plus Three is a stone’s throw from Sydney’s Clovelly Beach where the family of enthusiastic surfers makes daily use of the barefoot stroll. Taking cues from the coastal setting the pared-back material palette of pale-toned, custom-shaped Krause bricks (developed specifically for the project) and warm-toned blackbutt timbers is unified by a white aggregate flecked concrete floor. Together they create bright living spaces which combine with generous porticos – transitional spaces between inside and out - which offer shade and respite all year round. The bricks are integrated into the first-floor balustrade alongside blackbutt timber elements for tactility and privacy. The overall building is a lean, robust space, elemental and unadorned facing the sunrise from which the name ‘Alba’ is derived.

Alba

Information

Collaborator

Studio Plus Three

Scope

Major renovation

Completed

2023

This new architecturally designed house by Studio Plus Three is a stone’s throw from Sydney’s Clovelly Beach where the family of enthusiastic surfers makes daily use of the barefoot stroll. Taking cues from the coastal setting the pared-back material palette of pale-toned, custom-shaped Krause bricks (developed specifically for the project) and warm-toned blackbutt timbers is unified by a white aggregate flecked concrete floor. Together they create bright living spaces which combine with generous porticos – transitional spaces between inside and out - which offer shade and respite all year round. The bricks are integrated into the first-floor balustrade alongside blackbutt timber elements for tactility and privacy. The overall building is a lean, robust space, elemental and unadorned facing the sunrise from which the name ‘Alba’ is derived.