![]() For a start, as nice as it is to pretend to be on permanent vacation, sometimes work is a necessary evil. Because what’s the point of a beachside home without a sea-view?īest of all, if the plan is to ‘downsize’, here it doesn’t mean compromising… on anything. We’ve pinched the sides of the building inwards, to make sure all the apartments, including those at the rear of the property, have expansive views of Port Phillip Bay. The best home in Frankston also comes with the best views in town. And warm yet expansive interiors are kitted out with natural materials and flooded with light and air, recalling the very best bits of a seaside holiday minus the midges and sand in the shagpile. Sweeping balconies are heavily landscaped with native coastal vegetation. Here, it’s like living amongst the dunes. The horizontal planes of the building extend beyond its core, echoing the long and undulating lines of the nearby beach, boardwalk and pier, and riffing off the sharply delineated horizon line that defines the sparkling bay. Fluid geometry and a playful approach to the built environment reflect the building’s setting and reinforce the reason people choose to live here. To capture the endless summer, living spaces need to reflect a coastal ethos. What we’ve created here isn’t just reserved for Christmas break and Australia Day long weekend - at Horizon, residents get to live summer holidays all year round. And the good news? They’re on their way back. In the halcyon days of the ‘40s and ‘50s, day-trippers and holidaymakers flocked to Frankston to soak up its beachy vibes. There was a time when being at the end of the train line was a positive - it meant an escape from the rat race. ![]()
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