Architectural designer, interior
designer, and kitchen designer:
Cameron Grindlay,
Dwelling Architectural Design
Builder: C & J Building
Kitchen manufacturer: Lifestyle
Kitchens
Cladding: Cedar weatherboards and
Dimond LT7
Roof: Dimond LT7
Window joinery: Thermally broken,
aluminium, from Design Windows
Wallcoverings: Gib board, plywood,
vertical-dressed cedar
Heating: Metro Xtreme Rad with
wetback to control system and radiators
Kitchen cabinets: Laminate and
plywood
Benchtop: Tristone solid surface acrylic,
from McGrath Benchtop Solutions
Splashback: Window
Sink: Franke, from Oakleys Plumbing
Supplies
Taps: Dorf, from Oakleys Plumbing
Supplies
Oven, induction cooktop, rangehood,
dishwasher: Fisher & Paykel
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA)
Homes – Highly Commended
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Kelk Photography
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Above: Upon reflection – with
super-efficient glazing and heating
solutions this economically built
home is kind on the owner’s energy
bills and also on the environment.
The sustainable house itself is fully
immersed in nature, occupying the
high point on a sprawling bush-clad
property complete with pond.
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and so is naturally where the most time is spent.
“It required additional reinforcing to achieve
this grand double-volume space, including the
use of steel portals. This is all hidden away in
the walls except for one point where it surfaces
outside, under the roof line. In that instance, we
clad the structural beam in cedar, so it disap-
pears completely – keeping the cladding simple
in cedar and black metal.”
And the cedar cladding is celebrated on the
inside too, with boards rising right up to the
ceiling in the double-height living space.
The kitchen is a feature within the living
space and is finished in warm plywood and
white laminate to connect with the surroundings.
“White and wood are predominant colours
in this space – with so much colour beyond
the windows it was better to leave the interiors
understated, to bring the outdoors in.”
The architectural designer’s heating solution
for the home was another economical measure.
“We considered a heat pump but in the end
decided upon an over-size woodburner for the
living area with a wetback next to it,” Grindlay
says. “The system is linked to radiators in the
modest bedrooms.”