“We want to create a total concept, a contemporary resort, a garden incorporating a cabana and pool.”
On this Five Dock property A Total Concept has created a space for the owners to incorporate everything a family could want for both day to day living and weekend socialising.
The rear of the property had no outlook and little privacy from neighbours, so we bounded the entire area with formal hedge garden. This has created a concealed garden in which we were able to develop our design and achieves a stunning outlook from the home, day and night.
Adjacent to the home itself is a contemporary elevated timber deck with privacy screens and a lovers lounge located on a podium area of the deck. This area is covered by a unique pyramid shaped steel framed material roof which allows light into the home and a high ceiling for airflow aided by roof fans. The timber deck leads outward to a large lawn area with paving edge that visually ties back to other areas of the property, integrating the whole.
The cabana is located to service the pool users of the family and incorporates a paved area for drying off after a swim. With young children it was agreed that it was important to incorporate the open style cabana as the poolside sitting area rather than expose young skin to the sun.
The cabana has been designed in a contemporary style with simple clean lines to totally integrate the home, replacing an old defunct garage. The roof of the poolside cabana has been designed flat and hides solar panels behind a corbel allowing for very high ceilings to visually increase the size of the cabana with fans to keep temperatures cool in summer. Painted rendered masonry of the residence plus blond travertine paving of the pool have been used in cabana to create a seamless link.
A large wall mounted LCD television, intricate built-in cabinetry incorporating, glass splashbacks, Caesar-stone benchtop with waterfall sides, under-mounted sink, stainless steel fridge, dishwasher, bar plus generous lounge and daybeds were designed to ensure every whim is catered for.
The large pool steps and extensive underwater benches view back into the garden and both act as a haven for young children and as informal seats with heated spa jets provide the perfect warm place for chatting parents to supervise their children.
The aspect of the property provides sun most of the day and shelter from winds allowing the contemporary simplistic gardens containing a limited palette of Cupressus, Salvia, Quandong, Gardenias and Convolvulus to flourish.
A feature visible across the large child friendly lawn from the rear of the home is the soft planter steps. Beautifully detailed and including a dwarf honeysuckle.
