The owners love colour and were excited for us to invite fun through colour, pattern and texture across the kitchen cabinets, bathroom tiles and powder room wallpaper.

Behind the rolling hills of Arthurs Seat sits “The Farm”, a coastal getaway and future permanent residence for our clients. The modest three bedroom brick home will be renovated and a substantial extension added. The footprint of the extension re-aligns to face the beautiful landscape of the western valley and dam. The new living and dining rooms open onto an entertaining terrace. The distinct roof form of valleys and ridges relate in level to the existing roof for continuation of scale. The new roof cantilevers beyond the extension walls creating emphasis and direction towards the natural views.

Highvale House sits amongst native gums on a sloping site. Perched on posts to disturb the land as little as possible, this raised position provides vistas through branches to the valley and hills beyond. Wrapped in metal cladding, the house speaks to rural Australian vernacular and reads as a singular element, both sculptural and responsive to the local climate. The plan’s program borrows from traditional Japanese elements, marrying the clients’ cultural heritage with a kind of local regionalism. The program includes a Genkan, Engawa and Washitsu. The plan has a distinct separation between living and sleeping areas linked with a continuous corridor providing light and ventilation throughout. The living areas are characterised by a rich palette of stone and timber offering warmth and richness to the interior. The generous glazed façade with high clerestory windows allows light deep into the width of the plan while providing opportunity to control daylight levels with floor to ceiling drapery offering a softness to the interior palette.

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Service - Custom Interior Design Services for New Build and Furniture / Styling. Outcome - We couldn’t be more thrilled with the Contemporary Australian Farmhouse we have designed for our clients. The perfect escape to enjoy, unwind and take in the stunning scenery and views from all areas of the home. We maximised the floor plan and window layout with the farmhouses elevations to achieve this. We designed the kitchen and bathrooms to incorporate functional elements and textured materials while considering the architectural design. The furniture, window treatments and styling compliment the material selections and continue the colour palette and theme of raw and organic materials and fabrics.

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Photography: Acorn Photography - Rob Frith Media Styling: Jo Carmichael Interiors
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