A house transformation at Pearl Beach has seen Panov-Scott Architects take out the Alterations and Additions Project category in the 2025 Newcastle Architecture Awards.
“The project was dear to our hearts; it was about ageing in place, minimally altering sensitive ecosystems, and how we make our housing stock to be robust to the fluctuations of family life,” Director Andrew Scott said.
The house was actually an early project for Panov-Scott, designed in 2014 for immediate family and crafted with love over many years.
“The exigent project required great architectural economy, but allowed an engagement over time in which integration of landscape and built form could enrich the experience of the other,” Scott said.
“The project called for three additional rooms and a new entrance stair to the existing house by the beach.
“The works were largely under the footprint of the existing house, so as to minimally impact the surrounding landscape.”
Clients Karen and Chris Scott said they wanted to adapt their two-bedroom house to better accommodate family and guests, while retaining the qualities that originally drew them to the place.
“It’s a place we love – within the trees, with the bay beyond and fringed by national park,” they said.
“The design brief was satisfied and surpassed.
“The spaces perform well, cool in Summer, with direct light in the windows in Winter.
“The response to the project has been overwhelmingly positive – the grandkids love it!”
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