The ethos behind this newly constructed farm keep was all about getting again to fundamentals — which is fantastically mirrored within the house’s pared-back structure.
A household from Sydney engaged Studio MODA founder Tyler Gwyther to create the house as a modest two-bedroom retreat they may each hire out and use as their private getaway in Myocum within the Northern Rivers area.
The land was utterly empty earlier than the challenge, with a transparent spot on the hillside property the right location to convey their imaginative and prescient to life.
Tyler says the transient was to create a ‘simplified, reductive home in all features of the design’. This included all the pieces from the fabric choice to the ground plan, the shape, joinery, and even the home windows.
‘They strictly wished the type of the home to be standalone. They didn’t need some other awnings or roofs over the decks or out of doors areas. They usually cherished the thought of getting timber flaps as a substitute of glazed home windows,’ he provides.
‘Simplicity was central to each the design and the purchasers’ imaginative and prescient as a result of it aligns with their need to reside extra deliberately and join with the pure surroundings.’
From this minimalistic idea, Tyler got here up with a recent, barn-like cabin with a gabled roof that nods to the structure of its rural location — nestled right into a tapestry of inexperienced fields and the Myocum hills.
The 2-bedroom house is clad virtually completely in darkish brown noticed gum timber, aside from a stretch of brick alongside the northern edge, connecting with the masonry chimney.
Rather than conventional home windows, stable timber hatches in the identical moody end swing open to border views of the panorama. And when closed, these timber panels mix right into a unified type with the remainder of the construction.
‘I like the way it rests on prime of the hill as a small darkish timber field,’ Tyler says. ‘The challenge recedes into the hilltop and surrounding vegetation.’
Inside, a clear palette of white partitions and pale timber flooring meet heat timber furnishings and a glossy stainless-steel kitchen for a contemporary edge.
Sustainability additionally performed an element within the challenge. Two massive underground water tanks have been put in to service the house with out interrupting the constructing’s singular look, alongside an 11kW photo voltaic array on the roof.
Plus, spanning simply 98 sq. metres of the idyllic 11-acre-property, the home is a real no-frills sanctuary, permitting nature to take centre stage.
