Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects

Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland's Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pinecone.
Located on Goodwin Terrace, a strip of coastline at the southern end of Burleigh Heads Beach, the 1,012-square-metre seafront site has been developed for property developer FORME.
Above: the block has undulating balconies. Top image: it sits on Burleigh Heads Beach. Photo is by Paul Bam