Houzz Tour: raise a glass to this coastal home with Vineyard Views - Blessed with a coastal location and a vineyard, this Australian couple wanted a house that would embrace the surrounding countryside.
For this, the architects Warwick Mihaly and Erica Slocombe designed a clean, simple house, low impact with local materials, including clay wall, as well as solar panels and a discreet position. The famous home environment and reflect the lifestyle slowly owners.
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here A couple and their golden retriever
Location Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Size 3,550 square feet
Mihaly Slocombe
Mihaly Slocombe and built the house on a concrete foundation. An adobe wall forms the backbone of the house. Although this part of Australia can become very hot, they used insulation, orientation of the house and cross ventilation to keep the temperature moderate interior. A large solar panel system outside help to generate enough energy to power the house and cellar.
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the wall continues to respond to a swimming pool behind the house. Dirt for the wall came mostly from a local quarry for its yellow-orange color.
The adobe wall was built in stages. Scaffolding was used to supporting a mold that has been filled with a mixture of earth, cement and a little water. The mixture was pressed down with pocket rammer to compact it. The process continued up until the wall was complete.
The adobe wall was built in stages. Scaffolding was used to supporting a mold that has been filled with a mixture of earth, cement and a little water. The mixture was pressed down with pocket rammer to compact it. The process continued up until the wall was complete.
Mihaly Slocombe
treaties architects the outer part of the wall rammed with a clear sealant for sealing. Inside, the architects left untreated to maintain the texture and color.
Mihaly Slocombe
a combined floor and work plan of recycled gray ironbark, a type of eucalyptus, creates heat against neutral walls throughout the house, including in this corridor.
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Mihaly Slocombe
the limited color palette and famous hardware rather than overwhelms the surrounding landscape. The kitchen worktops are the same recycled gray ironbark used throughout the house.
Mihaly Slocombe
Mihaly Slocombe designed and repetitive lines in wood joinery window to mimic the outside rows of vines. A wall of doors in the living room folds down to make the most of the spectacular view.
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in the bathrooms, the concrete foundation was polished with black oxide for a bright, low maintenance material. The dark color absorbs heat and warms the soil naturally.
Mihaly Slocombe
durable corrugated steel with a baked on color finish battleships most exterior walls and roof. The eaves soaring offer protection against the Australian sun lasts. raised wooden beds hold a large vegetable garden.
Mihaly Slocombe
the landscaped gardens, designed in collaboration with Rush Wright Landscape Architects, is an array of free flowing mainly indigenous plants, including a variety of eucalyptus and acacia species.
Mihaly Slocombe
homeowners worked hard over the years to develop the vineyard and added a storage room of the barrel and work shed.
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