Australian Beachfront House Designed by Marcus O’Reilly Architects are behind one of the most unusual modern Australian beachfront houses here in Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula in Australia. A spacious outdoor entertaining area features a radial polycarbonate and timber awning, and offers views of the surrounding sand dunes and eucalyptus trees. The outdoor deck leads into the home, which are sun-soaked beachfront house interiors by all accounts. The style is minimalist and relaxed, and invites you to sit back and enjoy the views. Determined by the terrain, the hillside home climbs its way up the dunes in a series of staggered volumes – a ground-level stone volume in the front, followed by a lightweight glass and steel home volume.

Unusual modern Australian Beachfront House

lightweight in a temperate climate

radial polycarbonate and timber awning

surrounding sand dunes and eucalyptus trees

With its innovative mix of materials, this beach home’s facade is eclectic and relaxed, featuring a “low maintenance material palette which was not only intended to stand up to the tests of sandy boogie boards, wet towels and teenage parties but also improve with age,” according the the architects.