Treescape
Perched on a 70-metre sand dune overlooking Frenchman’s Beach, Timbin House provides a sanctuary for three families aspiring to live among the trees. Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) in south-east Queensland is acclaimed for its vast stretches of beaches, the raw beauty of its untouched vegetation and the community’s respect for the land.
Underpinning this house is a longstanding friendship between the three couples that spans over 50 years, and a 25-year friendship with the architect, John Flynn from Conrad Gargett. John says that, because they all know each other so well, it was a fun and highly collaborative process. One of the owners, Luke O’Connell, built the house.
The brief was “camping amongst the trees, but without the tent,” says John. This block of land is full of striking brushbox trees slanted on
