Studio101 Architects

Studio101 Architects is a Geelong practice led by founding architect and director Peter Woolard, who brings more than 25 years' experience with leading design firms in Geelong and the United States. An A+ practice member of the Australian Institute of Architects, it offers a full service from concept design through to contract administration.

The practice pursues a contemporary and refined form of sustainable architecture based on a modernist approach to composition and detail, carefully considering materials, texture, light and space. Each design responds to the client's aspirations, site, brief and budget, with a particular focus on new homes and transforming existing ones. It works throughout the Geelong region, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, with a regional presence in Lorne and Derrinallum.

On Lunchbox, Dorman Beach House rises above the Great Ocean Road in Lorne on the site of a burnt-out home, using its steep slope to frame views in a robust, low-maintenance design inspired by mid-century modernism.

See Dorman Beach House on Lunchbox below.

Beach House Uses Its Steeply Sloping Site to Focus and Frame Views

Using the slope to its advantage, this beach house cascades down the hill and focuses your attention on the stunning coastline views.