Detail 9 Architects Studio client’s brief for this project was essentially to create a ‘lock and leave’ weekend retreat that would sit quietly within it’s idyllic bush setting. With such a simple set of requirements, the home was designed as a comfortable and low maintenance retreat for the owners throughout the year with the ability to easily expand and accommodate friends and relatives when needed.
Cut into the hillside, and designed as three separate pavilions connected by glass linkways the dwelling uses earthy tones and materials to delineate each pavilion as living or sleeping space. Simple roof forms are used to effectively capture rainwater which is used throughout the home and garden. The open deck links each of the pavilions and enables the home to be opened up to a generous platform providing the perfect space to stretch out and enjoy the great outdoors.
Collaborating with clients, interior designer Mardi Doherty and landscape designer Jela Ivankovic-Waters was key to delivering this beautiful home, constructed by Hedger Constructions.( Published with Bowerbird).
Photography : Derek Swalwell
