HOUSE SRH - COUNTRY NSW

A NEW CHAPTER IS BEING WRITTEN ON THIS SHOALHAVEN SITE, AND IT STARTS WITH A CLEAN SLATE.

THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WILL BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR A COMPLETELY NEW DWELLING. A HOUSE THAT DOESN’T JUST OCCUPY THE LAND, BUT RESPONDS TO IT WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE. THIS ISN’T A RENOVATION OR AN EXTENSION, IT’S A GROUND-UP REINVENTION OF COUNTRY LIVING, TAILORED FOR A MODERN AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT.

THE NEW BUILD WILL EMBRACE THE ESSENCE OF CONTEMPORARY RURAL ARCHITECTURE: ROBUST YET REFINED, MINIMAL WITHOUT BEING COLD, AND DEEPLY CONNECTED TO SITE AND CLIMATE. CLEAN GEOMETRIES, EARTHY TEXTURES, AND A STRIPPED-BACK MATERIAL PALETTE WILL DEFINE THE FORM. THE MATERIALITY IS KEY, RAW TIMBER, EXPOSED CONCRETE, AND METAL ROOFING THAT CATCHES THE LIGHT AND WEATHER WITH GRACE.

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INSIDE, THE LAYOUT PRIORITISES FLOW, FUNCTIONALITY, AND FRAMED CONNECTIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE. LARGE, OPEN-PLAN SPACES WILL ANCHOR DAILY LIFE.

KITCHEN, DINING, LIVING DESIGNED TO CAPTURE NORTHERN LIGHT AND OPEN OUT TO THE VIEWS. PRIVATE ZONES WILL BE TUCKED INTO THE FLOOR PLAN FOR COMFORT AND RETREAT, WHILE OUTDOOR SPACES BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN SHELTER AND COUNTRY SKY.

THIS IS A HOUSE DESIGNED FOR THE RHYTHM OF MODERN COUNTRY LIFE, BALANCING SIMPLICITY AND SOPHISTICATION, ISOLATION AND WARMTH, PERMANENCE AND FLEXIBILITY. BUILT TO WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS, BUT ALSO TO CELEBRATE THEM.

HERE, ARCHITECTURE DOESN’T FOLLOW TRENDS, IT FOLLOWS THE LAND. THE FUTURE OF THIS SITE ISN’T A REPLICA OF THE PAST, IT’S A RADICAL, RESPECTFUL RESET.

 

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LOCATION              BERRY (AUSTRALIA)

COMPLETED   CURRENT

BUILDER                   CURRENT

DRAWINGS          ESTUDIOMOTIF*

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COMING SOON