This house inhabits an undulating and picturesque rural landscape.
The project began with a desire to heal the damage done by years of grazing, to allow much of the land to return to indigenous bushland and waterway.
The house is located like a well selected campsite: establishing prospect over landscape and refuge from the elements.
The resulting architectural parti is no more complex than a tent, yet this simplicity allows the relationship between architecture and landscape to blur.
Decks carved out of the building form create outdoor spaces sheltered from the wind or the sun depending on weather conditions, much like an annexe does on a tent.
Internal spaces are concerned with finding serenity and quietness, so that the sounds of native fauna, the scents of bushland and field and the weather filter through.
Builder: Peter Drummond & Head Carpenter: Andrew Fowler (RIP Andy) Landscaping: (Aust.) Wetland & Wildlife Creations
Interior photography by Benjamin Hosking and exterior photography by Adrian Bonomi
Film by Saga Creative
Copyright ADRIAN BONOMI ARCHITECT, Mornington Peninsula 2017
