Successful property development requires prime real estate, strong local knowledge, concise building expertise, and entrepreneurial skill. Award-winning local identities – visionary architect Richard Foster with a reputation for attention to detail and an eye for elegance, and meticulous builder Adam Dew with over 24 years experience maintaining unparalleled quality – have teamed up with an astute developer with local knowledge to create SWELL, a residential duplex that fulfils the dreams and aspirations of living and playing by the beach, playfully stepping down the dune in a blue-chip precinct address.

The mix of building materials integrates the modern rendered ascetic with the lightweight fibre cement language more commonly used on beach shacks built 30 years ago. The result is two very liveable easily maintained house-size apartments that focus to rolling white water and an expansive blue ocean. Set one behind the other with absolute privacy between the two, and incorporating tilt slab, concrete suspended ceilings, ducted air-conditioning and a luxury fitout, the difference between the two is individuality and floor plan.

Labyrinths of experiential spaces with open planned entertaining areas full of northern sunlight and balconies protected from the south easterly, each has carpeted bedrooms, terrazzo tiled bathrooms with bath, additional powder room, granite kitchen with European appliances, and spacious tiled lounge living. High ceilings accentuate volume and space. Picture windows and sliding glass walls draw the eye to the sea, and well placed glass louvres cross ventilate.

Over two levels, with separate living spaces, internal laundry, and open plunge pool courtyard, the front apartment offers its own special features. A wall of stackback doors opening to the poolside courtyard enables the garage to convert to a games and entertaining domain, the third bedroom around from the entry offers alternative private study or media use, and the tiled deck off the master bedroom flows to the main terrace