HILL TOP

Situated on a rocky outcrop, The House at Lizard Island by JDA Co emerges defiant yet ancillary to the extraordinary natural environment that surrounds it.

Architect James Davidson – who travelled back and forth several times to Lizard Island from Brisbane throughout the project’s four-year timeline, frequently camping out under the stars during these short stays – recognises a deeply spiritual quality at The House at Lizard Island. Davidson references phenomenology, the study of how people experience the world, and, more specifically, ‘genius loci’ – a Latin phrase that refers to a place’s spirit – as being inherent to the project’s identity.