Finlay-Torquay beach house

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In this project, reverse brick veneer was used as an extension onto an old 1950’s fibro structure.Not only has the architect (Farnan Findlay) adapted a 1950’s structure to accommodate 21^stcentury way of living, he has established a level of positive interaction with existing building and a reverential air to its Australian context by using Spotted Gum to clad the main extension as well as splashing it through the various alterations of the 1950’s beach shack. Interestingly Findlay has opted to leave the interior skin of the reverse brick veneer wall unplastered, and instead has covered it with a thick layer of white paint

“The construction is reverse brick veneer. It has greater thermal performance than conventional brick veneer or double brick and gives the lightweight structure some valuable thermal mass”.