Farmhouse
Bombala, NSW
1998
Built as a retreat for the owner on his property on the remote Monaro plains of New South Wales, the house exploits beautiful bush, hillside and water views. The design for the house is derived from its setting on a gentle sloping long narrow clearing with views to the north and south; it is one house with two outlooks. One intimate space looks southwards to a calm hillside environment whilst the other soars, opening northwards to a view of water and the distant hills of the property. Usually proportioned and gingerly touching the ground, the building is reminiscent of the utilitarian farm structures which dot the Monaro landscape.
The Clarity of the architectural concept is strengthened by an architectural approach focused on the elimination of visual noise. Decoration is omitted, everything is pared down, functional and simple. Finally, only the abstract forms the landscape are to be remembered.
Structure
Taylor Thomson Whitting
Environmental design
BDSP Partnership (London)
Builder
Bellevarde Constructions