Residing deeply within bushy hectares near enough into the famous break at Bells Beach on Victoria’s surf shore seems like an idyllic situation for the medico couple with four children, and two household members – dad and teenage son – who surf.

But at Jan Juc, the break and downsizer settlement which has prioritised the retention of regional plant species, and that on the 2.02-hectare block means numerous twisty, rutted ironbarks, the truth search for any brand brand new create or home expansion is defence.

The Surf Coast is high score bushfire nation.

As well as in light of exactly exactly what our eastern and south coast Australian summer has brought to date, this exemplifies thinking, planning and building design which could now end up being the norm for places positioned anywhere beyond the kerbed and asphalted suburbs of our capitals.

Whenever few stumbled on David Seeley, seeking an expansion up to a much-amended and rangy 1970s home that is low-rise the fire risk research founded that this new children’s wing will have a southerly facade with a Bal 29 score.

The couple stumbled on David Seeley seeking an expansion to their rangy ’70s house. Photo: Peter Hyatt

In the case … cash land that way that is’s than halfway to incredibly frightening.

And even though Seeley, whom for many years happens to be certainly one of the coast’s many ubiquitous architects, claims that the longer he practises the easier and simpler their building types have become, the ensuing design for the four room, double-level brand new wing is indeed reductionist the upper storey has had the design of a Monopoly home.

“Reducing the fire-front issues was our forefront concern.