“She was intriguing,” Antony recalls of his client. “Often people say they have a clear idea of what they want but it doesn’t take much digging to discover they’re open to other ideas. She was actually quite set on a particular approach and siting and relationship to the sheds.”
Close to the road. No bucolic hilltop views. Less-than-optimal orientation to the north which put living areas to the south. “It took us a while to get our heads around that,” he concedes.
Once they did, the solution came easily: a courtyard house that closes the circle of “funny shaped sheds … with roofs of different pitches”. Plenty of glazing to capture views through to gardens and paddocks beyond.
Interlinked pavilions clad entirely in economical corrugated Colorbond, echoing the sheds’ materiality, wonky geometry and down-to-earth character. “We used the farm as a model for the house itself,” Antony says.
👉🏽 Read more inside issue 104, available now [LINK IN BIO].
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📍Gunaikurnai Country / Warragul / Vic
![A playful collaboration between MRTN Architects, SBLA Studio and a client with strong views and unconventional needs has created a restorative take on the contemporary farmhouse. Read more inside issue 104, available now [LINK IN BIO].~architect @mrtn_architects~landscape architect @sblastudio~builder @kaneworthyconstructions~text @kath_dolan~photography @davekulesza Gunaikurnai Country / Warragul / Vic](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6722347113271855104639_0_f07536debc3a8953543a67edaa995652.jpg?o=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&h=ec7824aec9df7a8681111b996e246883)
![“She was intriguing,” Antony recalls of his client. “Often people say they have a clear idea of what they want but it doesn’t take much digging to discover they’re open to other ideas. She was actually quite set on a particular approach and siting and relationship to the sheds.”Close to the road. No bucolic hilltop views. Less-than-optimal orientation to the north which put living areas to the south. “It took us a while to get our heads around that,” he concedes.Once they did, the solution came easily: a courtyard house that closes the circle of “funny shaped sheds … with roofs of different pitches”. Plenty of glazing to capture views through to gardens and paddocks beyond.Interlinked pavilions clad entirely in economical corrugated Colorbond, echoing the sheds’ materiality, wonky geometry and down-to-earth character. “We used the farm as a model for the house itself,” Antony says. Read more inside issue 104, available now [LINK IN BIO].~architect @mrtn_architects~landscape architect @sblastudio~builder @kaneworthyconstructions~text @kath_dolan~photography @davekulesza Gunaikurnai Country / Warragul / Vic](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6752242225111844242354_0_3ced6fc9b685f763ecd034efe72c1adc.jpg?o=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&h=27e6b3cdbd6f960697c4d6cd7cf6da36)
