18 Beauty Drive

Whale Beach NSW 2107

The home: A deceptively simple design by Peter Stutchbury one of Australia's most influential and internationally awarded architects, sits high above Whale Beach on its sun drenched southern headland. Stutchbury created the 'Wedge House' between 1998 and 2000 for its current owners. Strikingly beautiful, the home is set on a private and idyllic site and divides its plan into two wedges, each responding intuitively to expansive, uninterrupted views of the sea and its horizon.

The feel: The lighter northern wedge is designed to fly beyond its anchored partner, diagonally outward across the site towards the sky. Oriented to the north, its dramatic, cantilevered wing shelters open plan living, dining and cooking spaces. The southern wedge is nestled into the garden and courtyard, housing a main retreat with ensuite, walk-in robe and study. Multiple openings connect the living areas to gardens, views and ocean, while the enormous east-focused deck presents uninterrupted vistas across the Pacific.

The look: The Sydney Morning Herald describes it this way: "First and lasting impressions of Wedge House are of joyous movement. Of a sea eagle poised for flight; a sharp-prowed ship skimming the waves; an animated home quietly celebrating earth, sea and sky, landscape, life's journeys". Overall, the Peter Stutchbury structural design and the Phoebe Pape landscape architectural respect for and partnership with the land is evident; resulting in a striking masterwork.