crowded house

An enterprising couple on the NSW Central Coast commissioned a simple rectilinear base for three generations of their family to thrive

WORDS JACKIE BRYGEL

Family life is literally a breeze in the bold and beautiful MacMasters Beach home of Vanessa and Shaune Speed. For the young grandparents, who have five children aged 12 to 31 between them, the “black courtyard house” they lovingly brought to life from the ground up ticks every box on their owner-builder wish list. On almost a hectare of headland at the southern tip of the NSW Central Coast, the home revels in its glorious location with sublime views of the ocean and Bouddi National Park. Yet best of all, perhaps, is the fact that this is a family home in the truest sense. As Vanessa, a ceramicist, says: “We wanted a house that would cater for our growing family, with grandchildren, an elderly mother and also my sister who…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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