In a cove that has held onto the intimacy of its shack-settlement past, this architect-conceived home offers a generous evolution of the family escape, bringing four bedrooms, two levels and enduring natural materials to a view that never gets old and changes by the hour.
Completed in 2004, the residence takes full advantage of its meeting with coast and country, stretching across the hillside to frame a lapping shoreline, vast ocean, creek, sunrise and rolling farmland through prolific glazing.
Western Australian limestone, salvaged farmhouse post-and-rail gates and richly toned ironbark give the home a material affinity with its salt-lashed surroundings, carrying something of the pastoral landscape into a design entirely at ease beside the sea.
Below, the old jetty's surviving piles tell of a time when this little cove shipped the district's produce, an earlier life still legible among the beach houses and shacks that gradually made an exclusive holiday destination of the working landing.
The upper level opens generously to that setting, carrying ironbark floors through the kitchen, dining and living spaces while timber-framed glazing keeps the view close and doors extend the gathering onto the sail-shaded deck.
A generous breakfast bar gives the timber-laden, stone-topped kitchen a natural place for company to settle, keeping preparations part of the occasion and leaving the cook as well placed as anyone.
A weekend invitation can comfortably become an extended stay, with two bedrooms per level and an upper main ensuite complemented by separate living and a kitchenette below, where guests can make breakfast, retreat for an afternoon or step from polished concrete interiors onto their own sheltered terrace.
Kangaroos and echidnas occasionally make their way into the scene, wrens move through the garden and wedge-tailed eagles pass overhead, sharing a perspective the home has been carefully designed to capture.
A no-through-road position reinforces the sense of retreat, while the secure double carport, double garage and additional parking make practical provision for visiting family and the equipment that accompanies a life spent near the water.
With a beach launch nearby, Normanville's cafes and shopping a short drive away and Adelaide only an hour from home, Myponga Beach keeps the necessities accessible while preserving the feeling that you have found a small part of the coast the rest of us will never know.
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An architect-conceived coastal home pairing four bedrooms and two levels of living with expansive beach, creek and rural outlooks in the secluded Myponga Beach settlement
Completed in 2004, with a wide footprint and extensive glazing designed to embrace the setting
Western Australian limestone and salvaged farmhouse post-and-rail gates
Ironbark flooring and decking to the upper level
Feature outdoor fire pit
Polished concrete flooring downstairs
Upper-level kitchen, dining and living opening to the entertaining deck
Timber kitchen with quality appliances, breakfast bar, display cabinetry and generous storage
Shade sails over the upper deck
Two bedrooms on each level
Main bedroom with ensuite
Separate lower-level living space and kitchenette for extended family and guests
Sheltered lower terrace and paved garden entertaining area
Established succulent gardens and lawn
Outdoor shower
Ducted and split-system reverse cycle air conditioning
Both solar and electric hot water systems installed
Secure double carport, double garage and additional parking
No-through-road position
Nearby beach launch for boating
Visiting wildlife including kangaroos, echidnas, wrens, sea eagles and wedge-tailed eagles
A short drive from Normanville and an hour from Adelaide
Specifications:
CT / 5834/505
Council / Yankalilla
Zoning / RuS
Built / 2004
Land / 1001m2 (approx)
Frontage / 42.01m
Estimated rental assessment / $1,100 - $1,200 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Myponga P.S, Yankalilla Area School
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