Locked House

A semi-modular place in constant motion. Like life, nothing here stays the same — even still water.

Quiet bedroom with a white bed on a timber base facing the water

Bedroom

Interior

Peaceful bedroom window overlooking a tall ship on the water — Bedroom view

Multi-purpose room with built-in desk, storage and a small sofa facing the water — Multi-purpose room

Wooden climbing wall and shelves with toys and books — Nook

Wide timber living room with a window daybed, hand-painted desert mural and dining table — Cantilever & Mural

Open-plan living room with mural, modular sofa and timber interior — Living room

Dining table set for four in front of a stepped timber seating nook and a window over the water — Window nook

Design rendering of the living and dining nook with stepped timber seating and a tall window — the draft

Kitchen with slatted oak fronts beside a tall oak bookcase — the breakfast place

View from the sofa through full-height windows over the calm water — Nature’s TV — Nature’s TV

Lounge wall with a sofa that converts into a double bed and a painting above it — Lounge wall

Dining table beside the hand-painted mural with a wide view over the water — Dining area

Bathroom with a walk-in shower and a surfboard in the corner — the wet room

Bathroom with a back-lit oval mirror, vessel basin and brass fittings — Mirror, Mirror on the wall

Toilet with four framed photos on the wall and an oval mirror — Toilet

Three painted canvases on a white wall, with Nata Orlo’s fish painting in the centre — Inner Garden

Shelf with an espresso press, grinder, kettle, glassware and a small painting by Nata Orlo — Coffee

Oak counter with records and a Marshall speaker — Music

Curved oak shelves stacked with board games and bottles — Game night

Exterior

The building's cantilevered arch mirrored in still water — The arch

Timber facades on both sides of a long concrete stair leading to the rooftop — Rooftop stair

The stepped facade of the building at dusk seen from across the water — Dusk

Lit windows and the arch reflected in black water at night — Night

Surroundings

Balcony with two chairs overlooking the open water — Balcony view

Paddleboarder crossing the water toward the beach — SUP to the beach

Paddleboards on the sand with the city skyline across the water — Nearby beach

Rooftop view over the water, solar panels and the city beyond — Rooftop view

White arched bridge spanning the water toward the city — Bridge

The apartment building’s shared courtyard opening onto the water — Shared courtyard

The boardwalk along the water at the foot of the building, against an orange sunset — Boardwalk

Neighbourhood guidePlaygrounds, coffee, walks and quiet corners on the island

The making of

From concrete shell to home.

01First visit — the shell
02Blank canvas
03The design
04The build
05Staged
06Home

Design cutouts

Details from the drawings.

Design by Nat & Studio Ethno

01The Japanese library
02Home cinema
03Storage everywhere
04The hidden-in-plain-sight shoe cabinet
05Art in the room where time is slow
06The wall that turns into a bed
07The wall that turns into a bed
08The master storage

Kitchen — design, staged, in use

How the breakfast place came together.

the design
staged
in use

Design by Nat & Studio Ethno

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