MIDDLETON BEACH, ALBANY / PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY

Icon House

INDIVIDUAL ARCHITECTURE / A PERSONAL RESPONSE

A hillside home.
A coastal landmark.

Icon House follows a steep Middleton Beach site across three timber-framed levels. Its elevated position connects the home with the coastline and shapes an individual architectural response.

Location: Middleton Beach, Albany
Project: Private residence
Design: Roberto Forgione Principal Designer ↗

01 / THE DESIGN

Working with the contours.

Rather than imposing a flat platform on the hillside, the design uses changes in level to organise the home. The site becomes part of the way its rooms and outlooks are experienced.

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02 / MATERIAL & DETAIL

A substantial home. A lighter structural approach.

Timber framing forms the main structure, with steel and concrete used where needed to respond to the slope. The approach brings a clear relationship between the building, its construction and the land beneath it.