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Home at last
This generous showhome has it all – from space
to outdoor flow to a homely feel. GJ Gardner
Homes West Coast brought it all together
Above: The warmth of a cedar door
framed by Designa schist Grey Alps
entry columns set the scene for this
coastal showhome by GJ Gardner
Homes West Coast. The design is
a starting point for home owners
who want to combine the economy
of dealing with a popular housing
company with the ability to tweak
this, that and everything to achieve
the home of their dreams.

Designing a house that responds directly to
its environment and the needs of potential
owners must be hard enough – but to then make
every corner, floorboard, and kitchen appliance look and feel like an integral part of one
harmonious home must be a tricky ask.
However, this is just what successful house
designers and builders GJ Gardner Homes West
Coast did with its new South Beach showhome –
a modified version of the Pacific Express design.
Generous open-plan living and green-tinted
windows and sliders that open the interiors
up to the outdoors make this home the perfect

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choice for a picturesque coastal setting. As does
its rugged material palette, says director of the
GJ Gardner Homes franchise, Adam Colville.
“This mono-pitch home, built for its location,
boasts a character exterior in Linea weatherboard, Granosite plaster, and schist columns in
Designa schist Grey Alps.
“The Longrun 5-rib roofing is in Ebony and
the joinery is Ebony, too, while the welcoming
front door is by Cedar Aluminium. Of course,
with GJ’s, there are always options. For instance,
other roof choices include concrete or metal tile,
and the facades can also be plaster or brick.”