Dune House is conceived as a multi level dwelling that is deliberately embedded into the dune landscape, allowing the architecture to sit within rather than simply upon the site. Partially sunken garaging is accessed by concealed car lifts, removing the conventional dominance of the driveway and vehicle from the arrival experience and allowing the landscape to remain the primary presence.

The house is organised around two principal architectural forms, each carefully positioned to establish a relationship between the interior spaces and the surrounding dune. These main volumes are flanked by garage and accessory wings, creating a composition of distinct elements rather than a single, continuous building mass. The separation between the forms establishes a series of thresholds, courtyards and moments of compression and release as one moves through the house.

Along the roadside, a continuous wall establishes a strong and protective edge. This wall conceals the more private functions of the dwelling while creating a deliberate contrast with the openness of the house towards the landscape. It becomes both boundary and architecture, giving the building a sense of permanence while allowing the principal forms to recede into the dune beyond.

The sectional organisation is fundamental to the project. Levels are shifted and partially buried so that the building follows the natural fall of the site, with accommodation unfolding vertically as well as horizontally. The movement through the house is therefore a gradual transition between earth, enclosure, light and landscape, rather than a conventional sequence of rooms.

The architecture is intentionally restrained in its relationship to the dune. Rather than competing with the landscape, the building is fragmented, lowered and partially concealed, allowing the natural landform to remain the dominant element. What emerges is a house that is simultaneously grounded and open, with its architecture defined as much by what is excavated, concealed and framed as by what is built.