Holiday, Beachside, Acreage, Coastal Home Builders Melbourne

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Coastal home design and build

At Destination Living, we love creating homes in unique coastal and acreage environments for our clients. Over the past 20 years, we have designed and built resort-style coastal and acreage homes for use as holiday homes as well as primary residences. Clients will often have a more relaxed approach to a house by the sea, or in the country, giving our architects and interior designers greater creative license to deliver your truly unique and special home.

Experience and precision are paramount in building beachside homes. We have experience and a core understanding of the requirements of designing and building coastal homes in Phillip Island, San Remo, Melbourne, and the Mornington Peninsula. We focus on making sure buildings are strong, environmentally friendly, and blend well with the environment.

Building coastal homes that last

The strains placed on coastal homes are unique and varied, especially with the ever-present struggle against the damaging sea breeze. The materials chosen for every coastal home must be carefully selected to ensure its long term structural integrity.

With over 20 years of experience, you can be confident that your custom-built coastal home will be beautifully designed and built to last.

Living in a coastal or acreage home offers stunning views, the soothing sound of waves, and a connection to nature. However, it also brings environmental challenges, including harsh weather conditions, saltwater corrosion, and potential flooding. Our architects, interior designers, and builders have the expertise to address these challenges effectively. We understand the intricacies of coastal construction, from material selection to drainage solutions, ensuring the structural robustness of your home.

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Our Coastal Home Projects

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Environmental factors of coastal homes

Every coastal and acreage home seeks to take full advantage of its beautiful environment and views, which then informs the orientation and meaning of the place within its landscape. Addressing these factors correctly requires thoughtful planning and design expertise.

Our team of architects, interior designers and builders have the experience to navigate all environmental considerations involved in designing and building your coastal or acreage home, alongside any council requirement that need to be met.

Building your Beach House on a Sloping or Cliffside Block

Victoria’s coastline boasts rolling hills and cliff tops that offer multi-million dollar views of the Bass coast, Mornington, and Bellarine Peninsulas. Designing and building your holiday home on a sloping block requires the expertise of an experienced team like ours. Our Architecture, Interior Design, Construction and Landscaping teams are fully integrated into your project right from the beginning and their experience in managing the complexities of sloping sites will help you not only get the best views from your Beach House, but it will save you money when compared with a team with less sloping block experience.

Unique considerations of coastal homes

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FAQ: Coastal homes

How can Destination Living help me design my beach house or coastal home?

At Destination Living, our beach house design projects are managed in-house by our team of architects, builders, and designers. We work with you to develop your coastal home design, from creative brief to completion, so that you can enjoy a luxury custom home by the sea, designed for you and the surrounds.

We follow a thorough 7 stage process that blends creativity, quality, and research to help take your beach house concept from dream to reality. You are always central to the project and never rushed into decisions.

The journey you take with us includes:

A feasibility study of your site
A creative brief to outline the goals and priorities of your project
Concept and floorplan design
An immersive virtual reality experience of your coastal building design
Detailed design and interior design in 3D
Completion of working drawings to finalise construction costs
The build

Ride the wave with us. Together we will create your ideal architecturally designed coastal home.

What are the main considerations when building a coastal home?

Coastal architecture comes with a list of essential considerations that includes:

You.
At Destination Living, all our projects start with our clients, not a floorplan. We are passionate about creating a coastal home that fulfils your vision and complements your lifestyle. We want to understand your inspiration. How do you want to feel when you walk into your home? How many functional spaces do you need? How do you like to entertain family and friends? Where do you unwind? These questions, and more, help us to design a luxury coastal home that is true to your vision.
Views and orientation.
Coastal home designs with views are highly sought after. If you have views, we determine the best orientation for your home to embrace that view or aspect. We also factor in protected outdoor living areas, airflow, and passive design elements to make your home energy efficient.
The elements.
While a sea breeze is refreshing and invigorating, it also wreaks havoc on most coastal home designs. We complete a wind and sun study at your site to determine the best placements for windows and balconies. This way, we ensure you get the comfortable coastal home you deserve.
Materials.
Living by the sea means salt everywhere (and not just on your fish and chips). Corrosion is the number one challenge for coastal building design. We use higher grade and specially treated materials to protect your beach house from corrosion and deterioration due to the elements. While this may add an initial cost increase to your build, it will help keep maintenance costs down in the future.

With over 20 years of experience in beach house design, we take these factors into consideration to create you a unique coastal home that complements the natural landscape and is built to last.

How much does it cost to build a beach house or coastal home?

We update the cost of your project at varying points throughout the design process. This helps you to decide how you want to allocate your budget. The cost of your coastal building design will be affected by factors including: