The summer for me is almost over and to commemorate the end of this year's summer, I'm going to do a post about a particular architecture featuring a very special beach house. This is the Seal Rocks House 4 in Australia which serves as a very nice modernist beach house. This kind of beach house is very unique, as it features a open courtyard, it does not include the raised level in which American beach houses typically operate - it sits not too far off the ground. Also interesting of note, is the flora and fauna of the interior courtyard which features plants and shrubs indigenous to Australia as well as match up with the beach. The interior courtyard draws inspirations from two different sources. One is the ancient Roman villa, and the ancient Romans were very much a seafaring group - the concept of a central courtyard - the very concept of the villa is native to the Romans - and this particular building serves to emulate that concept. The other source of inspiration is the need for privacy while on a vacation - the need for a personal space in which family and friends alike can enjoy the beach weather while surrounded by a warm atmosphere. The functionality doesn't just end there though, as it also served as a comfortable living space, with windows facing the courtyard and different color coded interiors for different room types as well as a outdoor barbecue area and an exterior shower to use after a trip to the ocean floor. All of this, combined with the soft color of the wood flooring gives this particular house a warm and charming feeling, complete with enough function to make it a vacationer's paradise.
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