Perkins Beach, WA

Millbrook Construction

9.6ha total, 4,200sqm garden area

2022 - 2023

Lurie Concepts

Tucked behind the dunes of Perkins Beach, the balance of the agricultural site is cattle pasture on peaty ground, with a mixture of clover, rye grass and kikuyu.

The design makes use of native ornamental grasses, including kangaroo and wallaby grass, to blur the distinction between the cultivated and borrowed landscapes.

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Mass concrete form via oversized steppers, formed walls and concrete liner vegetable beds, is scaled to the exceptional new home. 

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The juxtaposition between the softness and movement of the grasses and the hard angles of the built form creates a pleasing distinction. The material palette of crushed limestone, silvered timber and split granite ties the garden both to the architecture and to the unique coastal site.