SouthThe Journey
The original home on this ridge was lost to bushfire in 2020. This is how Down South rose in its place.
In the summer bushfires of 2020, the original home on this ridge was lost. What the fire left was the land, the blackbutt standing on it and the view south to the sea.
The new house was designed to belong to that land and to stand up to it: timber from the property milled into its frame and cladding, charred cladding that remembers the fire, and a 12m pool that doubles as a firefighting water reserve.
Site preparation, footings and the slab poured on the final high point of the ridge, before the land falls away to the south.
The frame rises, the skillion roof lifts toward the view and the timber cladding wraps the pavilions.
The finished house, from the pool and pavilion to the bedrooms and the coast beyond.
Dusk settles over timber, stone and glass.
Media and Awards
Six from the Master Builders Association of NSW Southern Regions Excellence in Building Awards, and one from the Australian Glass and Window Association.