MARTHA
TYPE
LOCATION
STATUS
CLIENT
SITE AREA
FLOOR AREA
TEAM
Residential Alteration & Addition
Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Under Construction
Private
750m²
93m² existing — 130m2 addition — Total 223m2
Craig Nener
Ingo Wurm
A timber-framed series of pavilions extends from an original cottage in Beaconsfield, opening the home to courtyards, borrowed landscapes, and layered daily rituals.
Beaconsfield, WA
Martha is a layered addition to a limestone cottage in Beaconsfield—an interplay of new timber pavilions that gently break from the geometry of the existing home, responding instead to sunlight, slope, and landscape.
The project follows a simple idea: to allow the architecture to nestle into the terrain and unfold in sections. A new timber-framed pavilion sits on limestone footings like a contemporary grain store (horreo in Spanish), housing the kitchen, living, dining, scullery, ensuite, and laundry. This structure is oriented toward the north, framing views of tall gums and dense native planting, while opening out to a large, covered deck shaded by a deep eave.
Two courtyards are formed by the staggered plan—one public and west-facing, the other private and nestled to the northeast, offering quiet refuge to the new master suite. A timber bridge mediates the transition between old and new.
To the rear, a smaller pavilion operates as a home studio, complete with sauna and outdoor shower. Designed for both work and retreat, this structure opens to the landscape with a wide framed window and sliding shade screen—its elevation offering long views and slow sunsets.
TYPE
LOCATION
STATUS
CLIENT
SITE AREA
FLOOR AREA
Model
Residential Alteration & Addition
Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Under Construction
Private
750m²
93m² existing — 130m2 addition
Ingo Wurm
A timber-framed series of pavilions extends from an original cottage in Beaconsfield, opening the home to courtyards, borrowed landscapes, and layered daily rituals.
Martha is a layered addition to a limestone cottage in Beaconsfield—an interplay of new timber pavilions that gently break from the geometry of the existing home, responding instead to sunlight, slope, and landscape.
The project follows a simple idea: to allow the architecture to nestle into the terrain and unfold in sections. A new timber-framed pavilion sits on limestone footings like a contemporary grain store (horreo in Spanish), housing the kitchen, living, dining, scullery, ensuite, and laundry. This structure is oriented toward the north, framing views of tall gums and dense native planting, while opening out to a large, covered deck shaded by a deep eave.
Two courtyards are formed by the staggered plan—one public and west-facing, the other private and nestled to the northeast, offering quiet refuge to the new master suite. A timber bridge mediates the transition between old and new.
To the rear, a smaller pavilion operates as a home studio, complete with sauna and outdoor shower. Designed for both work and retreat, this structure opens to the landscape with a wide framed window and sliding shade screen—its elevation offering long views and slow sunsets.