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

Timber posts and a slatted screen at the entry, a rain chain dropping to a basin

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

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

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

Stone island under two pendants, the kitchen opening to glazing and the trees beyond

Kitchen elevation with a veined stone backsplash and hood, an island running in front

Close view of a pale wood cabinet front, a shadow cutting diagonally across it

Tall pull out pantry units standing open beside a run of wood cabinetry

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

Sliding glass wall onto the beach and the water, built in shelving beside it

Built in shelving either side of a wall mounted screen above a low cabinet

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

Built in bookcase in pale wood, hard sunlight falling across the empty shelves

Empty room with a wood plank ceiling, corner windows and a glass door to the terrace

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

Upper hall under a run of skylights, tall shelving to one side and a glass balustrade

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

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

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

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

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

Bathroom in fine ribbed tile with a black framed frosted door and a round mirror

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

Dark stone basin on a heavily veined counter with a wall mounted tap above

Basin and tap on a stone counter above pale wood drawers with long slim pulls

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

Rows of wall mounted batteries linked by metal conduit on a wood lined wall

Long run of wood cabinets under a counter with wall hooks above, concrete floor

Battery units and electrical panels along a wood lined room lit by a skylight

Mechanical room with wall mounted units, a floor standing tank and runs of copper pipe

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

Kitchen lined in wood under skylights, a stone topped island with a sink and tall fridge

Black wood stove and its tall flue standing against a wood panelled wall

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

Gravel drive between two outbuildings, lit sconces under the eaves and tall trees behind

Outbuildings beyond raised timber beds, boulders set along the edge of the lawn

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

Terraced stone walls stepping down the slope, raised planting beds on the lower level

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

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

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

Rough stone retaining wall in low sun, trees standing along the top of it

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

Two dark garage doors under lit sconces at dusk, gravel drive turning in front

The long elevation lit at dusk above a bank of boulders and dark earth

The house at dusk from the lawn, warm light along two storeys of glazing

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

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

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