HOUSE IN COUNTRY NSW

The house takes its inspiration from the spectacular ridgelines running in parallel on either side of the site, with roof planes tilting up in homage to the mountains beyond. The main house was designed around an original stone cottage and two additional houses for either guests or workers have been created. The workers cottages are a collection of simple forms in charred black timber, receding into the landscape with fine, gently lifting roofs that look up to the mountains. The main house, constructed in recycled ironbark, also echoes these forms, reflecting the colours of the mountains and referencing the ironbark trees occurring naturally in the landscape.

LOCATION

NSW, Australia

COMPLETION

2010

PHOTOGRAPHY

Marcel Aucar
Max Creasy

AWARDS

2011 HOUSES Awards, Australian House of the Year

2011 HOUSES Awards, Alterations and Additions over 200 sqm Award

2011 RAIA Residential Architecture Awards, Shortlisted