Cove Ridge is a 3,445 sqft home which sits within Woolacombe’s Sharpe Rock esplanade. It is a contemporary interpretation of the area’s whitewashed walls and slate roof vernacular that dots the hillside. The interior and exterior materials – white render, ash joinery, slate grey polished concrete, rough cast grey render and black slate – add depth and texture, whilst rooting the home in its geology.

From within and around the home, the landscape is played against the portrait. Oversized windows throughout, including an extra-large zenith skylight, side hung rooflights and house-width, full-height sliding glass doors create an ever-present inside/outside threshold and allow light to penetrate and the area’s spectacular views to open.