mumirimina people of the paredarerme / oyster bay nation
Tasmania
Sandford celebrates a century-long intergenerational connection between one family and one place, shaping a design approach grounded in family lore, site understanding and memory. The property lies on the traditional lands of the mumirimina people, whose long-standing custodianship of this coastal landscape is acknowledged.
The site has evolved through a collection of family-built shacks, beginning in 1928 and largely constructed from reclaimed materials.Â
The new house reflects this tradition, and is arranged as a series of simple, modestly scaled pavilions that encircle a protected central verandah requiring movement outside between rooms. This fragmented plan enhances privacy, carefully reveals views, and deepens engagement with the site’s elemental qualities.
A reclaimed brick plinth anchors lighter timber and metal-clad forms, while a purposefully restrained exterior enables investment in crafted interiors that prioritise comfort and daily experience. Sustainability is embedded through passive design, recycled materials and high environmental performance.
The design of our house means we are constantly interacting with nature, which is exactly what we were hoping for. We step outside of our beautiful living room to go to bed at night, and we hear the sea, feel the weather and look at the stars.Â
Views, from kunanyi, to the bay and foreshore, are available from every space, and are constantly changing with the weather maximising everything there is to love about the way the house is positioned. The way the light falls in the spaces at the beginning and end of the day is a delight.
Cath Hall, Project Architect
Michael Carlotto, Graduate of Masters of Architecture
Aldanmark, Structural Engineer
Andrew Sutherland Consulting Engineers, Services Consultant
Lee Tyers Building Surveyors, Building Surveyor
RED Sustainability Consultants, ESD Consultant
Aldanmark, Hydraulic Consultant