Looking out for a brief summer season getaway? Listed below are 4 architectural houses to flee to over the vacation season.
On the northern tip of Tasmania’s Bruny Island, the award-winning Shearer’s Quarters by John Wardle Architects (now Wardle) might be yours for a few nights … or weeks. The enduring abode is ready inside a historic farming property, alongside Wardle’s renovated Captain Kelly’s Cottage. Named Homes Australian Home of the Yr again in 2012, the Shearer’s Quarters has solely develop into obtainable for hire this 12 months.
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Additional south on the island, Maguire and Devine’s Bruny Island Cabin is a deal with for the senses. Located inside 99 acres of conservation forest, the off-grid cabin is lined in an expensive Baltic pine, designed for naked ft or socks solely, proving that even the humblest of experiences might be pleasant. Friends will get pleasure from stargazing from the loft or a soak within the shock bathtub, cleverly submerged beneath the timber deck.
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Nestled inside the bush, this eco-conscious house by Hamilton Design is situated in Gippsland in Victoria’s east. The house is a strong intelligent rebuild of an earlier abode that was largely destroyed within the state’s Black Friday fires. Clad in Corten metal and lined in recycled timber from Melbourne’s Princess Pier, the undertaking is an homage to salvaged and patinaed supplies. The 12-metre lap pool is an extra summer season bonus not usually present in an off-grid home like this one.
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On a sprawling 18-hectare property not removed from Daylesford, an hour west of Melbourne, Oikos supplies a dramatic escape. The distinctive types of the constructing’s exterior are a nod to the hanging and aptly-named Breakneck Gorge close by. From inside, views out to the encompassing gum bushes and close by townships are a pleasant reminder that civilisation isn’t too distant. The undertaking – named after the Greek phrase for “dwelling” – supplies a self-contained escape good for a weekend.
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