Coastal & Country Houses – Preston Lane

Jordan House

prestonlaneadmin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:47:08 +0000

Jordan House is a heritage listed property comprising a two storey late Georgian residence (circa1850) and sandstone stable set within a rural setting. The project focused on the restoration of the Georgian building and a reconsideration of the existing site through the new built elements as they interact with the stable, the farm and the surrounding landscape. The demolition of a 1970s extension at the rear of the heritage building, allowed for open-plan additions that seamlessly blend with the surrounding farm environment, providing a functional living space that complements the property’s heritage character.

Photography: Adam Gibson

Awards:
2025 AIA Tasmanian Architecture Awards
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

2025 AIA Tasmanian Architecture Awards
Colorbond Awards for Steel Architcture – Commendation

Shoreham House

prestonlaneadmin — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 01:41:00 +0000

Photogrpahy: Eve Wilson

Kolster House

prestonlaneadmin — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:22:28 +0000

Photography: Adam Gibson

Bluff House

prestonlaneadmin — Mon, 30 May 2022 06:21:01 +0000

Bluff House sits comfortably in the corner of a cul-der-sac in the rural beach side suburb of Spring Beach on the East Coast of Tasmania.

Preston Lane was engaged to design a holiday home, providing a place to relax, to unwind, connect with the surroundings and soak in the sun in an understated manner. The home was to be without pretention and sit quietly in its context which consists of an eclectic mix of building types.

Photography: Adam Gibson

Spring Beach Getaway

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:11:26 +0000

Located at Spring Beach on Tasmania’s East Coast, the house is shared between two families providing a gathering place for escape relaxation in the sun and also a place to enjoy the joys of growing families and the company of friends. The concept for the project evolved from a pragmatic response to the site, a desire to capture specific views both to and from the house and from the challenge of accommodating two families and their needs within a modest footprint and budget. A main living pavilion, offset from the private bedroom pavilion, provides the focal point of the house, a place to gather, relax and enjoy the sun.

Photography by Adam Gibson

Dolphin Sands Lighthouse

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 01:44:00 +0000

The key concept for the holiday home on the beautiful East Coast of Tasmania was to design a platform for winter living. The building gestures towards the sun from behind, yet orients users towards the beautiful Freycinet Peninsula to the south. For the clients, a desire to sit with the sun on their backs looking down the coastline was what shack living and a home away from home was all about. Internally, emphasis is placed on the social spaces of the home. Central to the scheme is a large dining table and corner window seat that are both bathed in sunlight. A small and sheltered north facing deck allows for a physical connection to the dune at the rear and is sheltered from the prevailing winds.

Photography by Adam Gibson

Mays Beach House

prestonlaneadmin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:42:35 +0000

Set on a windswept hillside overlooking Frederick Henry Bay the project evolved from a pragmatic response to the challenges of occupying an exposed often extreme coastal site. Born from these conditions the design robustly responds establishing the house as a ‘windbreak’ to the bay this gesture in turn creating a haven from the elements tucked in behind.

Stretched across the site the house follows the lay of the land, the simple form higher at the front addressing the scale of its context, lower to the rear allowing a more human scale to prevail.

Photography by Jonathan Wherrett

Richmond Extension

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:54:46 +0000

The project consists of alterations and an extension to a heritage listed Colonial Georgian property in the township of Richmond. The project brief sought to maintain the integrity of the existing dwelling, maintain the strong streetscape significance and provide a greater connection between inside and outside spaces.

The angled roof form of the new extension draws in northern light and creates a sheltered courtyard between it and the existing dwelling. The extension clearly contrasts with the original Georgian fabric with its contemporary glass and steel frame structure, complimented with timber cladding to provide warmth.

Photography by Jonathan Wherrett

Roches Beach House

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:46:23 +0000

The project is a large family house on one of the last remaining sites to be developed in Roches Beach. The project brief called for 4-5 bedrooms with several living areas with all to incorporate the panoramic beach views.

The building program is split over two levels allowing for a smaller footprint and is designed and oriented to suit the changing Tasmanian conditions. The house is robust in nature with a number of external spaces that shelter from the breeze and provide privacy from neighbouring properties. The building consists of a layering of contrasting materials; warm western red cedar timber boards and painted cement sheet cladding.

Photography by Jonathan Wherrett

Bonnet Hill House

prestonlaneadmin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:46:37 +0000

Bonnet Hill House takes in expansive views to both the mouth of the Derwent River to the East and the Wellington Mountain Ranges to the West.

The main challenge of this project was responding to the harsh micro climate of such an exposed site and organising a series of living spaces both internal and external that provide shelter at different times of the day and year, along with allowing the remarkable views to be experienced from within. The spaces within the pavilions are organised between masonry blade walls which run north south and are located to maximise passive solar opportunities along with provide shelter from the prevailing winds.

Photography by Ralph Alfonso