The experience of Veil is one of architectural anticipation: slowly revealing tranquil, joyful and spirited spaces. On an unusual and large triangular block, the house presents a modest, narrow street façade which belies the scale of the world beyond.

The progressive unveiling of spaces is a carefully orchestrated sequence. The entry brings one to a gallery-like stairwell. Sculptural and monastic in presence, the double-height, skylit chamber brings spaciousness to the moment of arrival, encouraging a slowing down of time, a pause before stepping into the outdoor infused envelope of the home.

The solidity and calmness of the building’s concrete and sandstone core unfurls into a transparent and semi-transparent glazed and timber screened exterior. In a movement from weight to weightlessness, gravitas to openness, the pull of the ocean and sky is felt, drawing movement through the house where it widens to an open-plan kitchen and lounge area set against expansive views of the ocean’s horizon. The home unwraps itself to the landscape as blurred lines between inside and out astound the senses. Borders of rooms dissolve; slatted screens mediate between earth and sky acting as an invitation to contemplate what is being revealed — the calmness and openness of the natural setting.

Photography: Anson Smart