Pretty in pink and a little playful – and perhaps channelling modern-day Barbie – that could neatly sum up this tri-level beach house hugging frangipani and palm tree-clad slopes above Pittwater, NSW. In its colour and design cues, it instantly whisks its owners to exotic getaways such as the Italian Riviera, Palm Springs and even the Kennedy compound in Cape Cod.
But when interior designer Marco Meneguzzi first sighted the property back in 2020, the white weatherboard on the site was unprepossessing and transported them nowhere special. Its modest floor plan squandered the spectacular site tumbling down to the water’s edge. Although it had its charms, it was too small for
