Located atop Moffat Headland on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Headland House commands expansive coastal views — ocean and mountain to the north, and bushland meeting the sea to the south. The project establishes a permanent home in a landscape long familiar to its owners, grounding contemporary living within this coastal setting.
HEADLAND HOUSE
MOFFAT BEACH, SUNSHINE COAST
The design responds to the shifting rhythms of family life, expanding comfortably from two occupants to extended family, with scale and proportion carefully calibrated to allow both intimacy and generosity.
Organised across three levels, the home culminates in an elevated living volume oriented toward the horizon. Kitchen, dining, and lounge are arranged to frame uninterrupted ocean views. A deep cantilevered roof shelters the northern balcony, forming an outdoor room that extends the interior while reinforcing the connection to the site.
A triple-height void rises from the entry to the main living space, establishing a clear vertical progression through the home. The stair sequence is composed to feel deliberate and intuitive, guiding movement upward toward light and outlook.
Materially, the house balances contrasting forms — heavy and lightweight, dark and light. Board-formed concrete walls establish weight and permanence at the base. Above, timber and dark lightweight elements provide contrast, appearing to hover against the more substantial structure below.
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