high end coastal australian residential architecture warm late afternoon sunlight raking across the facade material palette smooth white painted cladding weatherboard or flat panel james hardie style across all structural posts beams and wall surfaces crisp white rendered or dry stacked stone feature walls pale bleached or grey washed timber decking for contrast underfoot roofline skillion or low pitch hip roof with deep white lined eaves and exposed white painted rafter tails matching white or pale bronze guttering and downpipes landscaping dense subtropical planting palms strelitzia native grasses and broad leaf tropical foliage pressed right up against the building edges softening the crisp white lines pool or water feature integrated flush with the deck pale stone or white tiled coping interior glimpsed through open glazing white lined ceilings tan cognac leather furniture for warm contrast soft ambient lighting artwork visible on a white plastered fireplace wall overall mood relaxed tactile coastal luxury clean white surfaces against lush green planting indoor outdoor flow dappled tree filtered light and long shadows photographic quality architectural photography shallow depth of field golden hour warmth no oversaturation
