Material: Renderd strawbale, cypress pine, cedar weatherboard Built: 1998, additions 2004 Location: Daylesford The Italian Hill house began its life as Bed & Breakfast accommodation, lavishly decorated with furnishings by local artisans, a brass clawfoot bath and rich timber ceiling linings. The steep hillside nature of the site necessitated a timber floor construction which resulted […]

Material: Rendered strawbale Built: 2008 Location: Victoria

Material: Rendered strawbale Built: 2009 Location: Murray River, Victoria

Material: Rendered strawbale Built: 2005 Location: Wheatsheaf Set in thick bushland, the site is in an extreme bushfire risk area. Rendered strawbale has excellent fire resistant properties and there was no hesitation to use this as the walling material which would help to keep the house warm during Wheatsheaf’s notoriously cold winters. The use of […]

Formerly a butchery on Albert Street Daylesford, this historic stone building has recently being rescued from its dilapidated state and restored, externally, to its former glory.

Material: Rendered strawbale Built: 2007 Location: Springmount

Material: Weatherboard, corrugated iron Built: 2002 Location: Daylesford This house was designed to be a modest, yet comfortable house for a single retiree. Low maintenance and low running costs were priority outcomes for the realisation of this building. Zincalume was used to clad the roof and walls to the south which are not readily visible, […]

Materials: Rendered strawbale, plywood cladding, split-level slab. Size: 156m². 3 bedrooms/study, kitchen/living/dining, laundry, bathroom, outdoor living, double carport. Built: 2006 Location: Ballan The brief for the project was to design a resource efficient home on a modest budget; one which the clients would foresee living in on a long term basis. Low embodied energy in […]

Materials: Rendered brickwork, corrugated iron, radially sawn timber Built: 2006 Location: Hepburn Shire

Material: Corrugated iron, grooved plywood, concrete slab, 2-storey Built: 2006 Location: Hepburn Shire