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The house at dusk above the shore, the entry lit and the moon over the water

Cortes Island, Sunshine Coast

Desolation Sound

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A shingle clad house on a wooded shoreline at Desolation Sound, with a separate cabin, a garage and terraced stone gardens above a tidal beach. Photographed unfurnished, from daylight through to dusk, on the ground and from the air.

From the air, the house among trees above a wide beach at low tide

Wood front door under a covered porch, a small figure standing beside the shingled wall

Timber posts carrying a glazed canopy along a shingled wall, shadows across the walk

Two storey elevation with a glass railed balcony, tall trees close against the wall

The kitchen seen through a wall of glass slid fully open, clerestory windows above

Living space opened to the terrace, two trunks and the water framed in the opening

Unfurnished room with a full wall of pale cabinetry under a band of clerestory windows

Island below a vaulted wood ceiling, tall glazing lighting the end of the room

Outdoor kitchen under exposed rafters, a grill set into a stone topped counter

Grill and wood cabinets on a covered terrace, a slatted screen open to the garden

Stone chimney breast under a sloped wood ceiling, the water through the window beside it

Wall of wood cabinetry with slim black pulls beside a speckled stone counter

Stair rising at the end of a narrow hall, daylight dropping from a skylight above

Shafts of sunlight across a landing wall, empty shelving beside a glass balustrade

Wood lined dressing room with a window at the end and a long run of drawers

From a wood lined dressing room through an open door to the vanity in the ensuite

Freestanding tub under a window with the glass shower enclosure standing in front

Floor mounted tub filler beside a freestanding tub against a wall of veined stone

Pale wood vanity under a stone counter, two mirrors set against the stone wall

Bathroom lined in veined stone, a walk in shower behind glass and a freestanding tub

White tiled bathroom with a wood vanity, a glass shower and a window to the trees

Outdoor soaking tub in a stone surround under a glass canopy, the water beyond

Outdoor shower fixed to a stone wall beside steps rising to the terrace

Shingle courses meeting a stone wall below, raking light across both surfaces

Stone steps climbing between low walls toward a building set among the trees

Raised beds in flower before a long wing with a clerestory band and a slatted screen

Stone slab path stepping down between low walls to the beach, the house at right

Low sun through the trees above a tall stone wall, planted beds along the gravel

Wide stone steps rising beside a covered walk, its roof carrying a strip of glazing

Empty garage with the door raised to gravel and trees, wood lined walls inside

The approach at dusk, stone slabs set into gravel leading to the lit entry

Entry court at dusk, a dancing figure on a plinth beside the lit door

Carport at dusk under timber posts, slatted screens behind and a rain chain at the corner

Directly overhead at twilight, dark roofs among the trees with terraced paths and beds around them

Blue hour at the shore, the lit wing under its low roof and a rising moon

A finished house at Desolation Sound.

Seen from across the water at dusk, warm light in the trees along the shore

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