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tahara FARM HOUSE

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Built for a couple who were relocating from the city to take up a new career in farming, the brief for this project was simple: create a robust and practical farm house while capturing the picturesque views down the Murndal Valley.

 

The ‘H’ shaped plan is divided into 3 distinct zones: a daily living zone comprising kitchen, dining and living spaces, office and master bedroom, all oriented north towards the valley; a guest zone, oriented east; and a utility zone comprising laundry / mudroom and garage on the southwest. A formal rectilinear courtyard space defines the visitor entry to the south, while to the north the angled walls of a more expansive courtyard open up to frame valley views and provide a place to shelter from prevailing winds.

 

Located on an exposed north-facing slope, the house is designed to provide both refuge from and connection to the landscape. The immediate surrounds are those of a working farm rather than an ornamental garden – a landscape of crops and grazing livestock and a single mature red gum. Within this context, the design uses a language of strong geometric forms, deep shadows and a heavy overhanging roof to anchor the building firmly to the side of the hill.

Project Team:

Architects: Bianca Scaife, Daniel Cooper & Cait Phillips.
Structural Engineer: Lowe Consulting Engineers.
Land Surveyor: Brayley & Hayes.
Builder: Craig Collins Building.
Photographer: Luke Ray.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
CSA respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, the Gunditjmara, Boandik, Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali people. We recognise their unbroken connection to country and seek to strengthen our common bonds through caring for place and people.
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