Positioned in Sutton, a small village within the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, this new off-grid residence is an progressive mash-up of distinctly Australian references.
At a look, the outside is clad solely in a Colorbond, made up of two easy adjoining pavilions with pitched rooflines — taking inspiration from regional shearing sheds and utilitarian outbuildings you’d count on to see on a farm.
However up shut, it’s clear Ochre Home is providing a enjoyable, new tackle conventional nation dwelling.
‘We reinterpreted these acquainted varieties with refined, up to date detailing to create a house that feels each enduring and elevated,’ says MyMyMy Structure director Mark Brook.
‘A key ambition was to discover how an reasonably priced, on a regular basis materials like Colorbond might be elevated by cautious detailing, proving that refined structure doesn’t must depend on costly claddings.’
The house owners Kari and Tom approached the Canberra-based agency wanting to construct a three-bedroom dwelling that was as small and environment friendly as doable, with a minimal environmental footprint.
‘Above all, they needed a design that was low-maintenance, totally off-grid, and deeply related to the encircling panorama.’
This environmental ethos additionally performed a component within the daring color of the outside, which provides the challenge its identify. Whereas ‘unconventional’, Mark notes the earthy hue resonates with the colors of Indigenous pigments and vibrant hues of native flora: ‘Like a banksia flower amongst the gums.’
‘Along with this, the Colorbond is bushfire resistant — vital as the house had a BAL 29 ranking.’
Inside, the restrained materials palette continues to play with wealthy textures and color in shocking methods. Gray ironbark timber traces the partitions and ceilings within the dwelling pavilion, making a cocoon-like feeling that permits the interiors to recede everytime you look out the home windows into the brilliant panorama.
Burnished concrete flooring seem all through, whereas a terrazzo bench and red-and-gold stained-glass door add playful aptitude to the kitchen. Elsewhere, you’ll discover ceramic tiles in blushing pinks or mushy greens, with these respective hues repeated within the wall panelling for the examine and bed room.
‘Loos function glass roofs, creating an expertise of showering underneath the sky, reinforcing the connection to nature,’ Mark provides.
At 150 sq. metres, Ochre Home achieved a 7.5-star NatHERS ranking, with all electrical home equipment.
On the roofs of the pavilions (and the freestanding carport) there’s a 24KW photo voltaic array, in addition to a 124,000L water tank and a septic wastewater remedy to make sure Kari and Tom can thrive of their off-grid abode — which has since received the Residential Structure Home class within the Australian Institute of Structure Awards for the ACT.
‘The purchasers have expressed to us a number of occasions that the home permits them to flee from the hectic components of everyday life and immerse themselves in nature,’ Mark provides.
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