The Fortress House was created by ITN Architects as “very private” retreat in St Andrew’s Beach, Australia. The house form and materials draw upon the 1950s to 1970s Australian weekender, with added luxury only in the generosity of the interior spaces. The no fuss raw timber exterior combined with rusted steel balustrades will streak and fade with time, slowing taking on the grey and olive of the surrounding vegetation. The simple palette of all timber exterior, the timber and white concrete and plaster interior was selected to avoid any high …