kitchen. This wing also contains a separate
guest bedroom/study and bathroom, plus
access to the garage.
The plan and orientation of the two
wings ensures sunlight penetrates all the
spaces, while flowering creeping plants
planted along the inner skin of the two
wings provide an ever changing natural
connection.
Cole says the distinctive cladding of
the home is a nod to an iconic Australian
material seen on rural sheds and buildings.
“The galvanised corrugated iron
wraps down from the roof and is still
made today in the same way as it was 150
years ago,” he says.
“Over time it will rust, gradually
changing and softening. So the building
and its material themselves will reflect age
and growth just like the family that lives
there.
“A house like this isn’t designed just
for the present. If it’s going to work now
and you and your family still want to enjoy
living there in decades to come, you need
to plan for growth and independence.”
Top: Each of the children’s three bedrooms is
accessed through large sliding doors that open on
to a covered walkway leading to the rumpus room
and to the stairs down to the main living areas.
Above: Architect Clinton Cole says that ensuring
penetration of daylight to all the rooms
underpinned his design of the home. Flowering
creeping plants along the external skin also
provide an ever-changing connection with nature.
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