Victoria
This house sits on a rise, a natural saddle centrally located on an 85-acre working farm for horse and cattle. It is designed to accommodate a family residence as well as a formal gallery displaying the owners’ growing collection of well informed and carefully curated artworks by living Australian Artists.
The house is designed to appear timeless and durable and convey a sense of civic importance. It reflects high standards of workmanship and craft, while embracing the colour and texture of the surroundings. The house presents a formal entrance and ceremonial arrival point to the visitor. An informal family entrance sits discreetly on the east side of the building.
The design celebrates the environment of Three Springs. It nestles in the landscape with near and distant views of the surrounding garden and farm. It allows us to showcase the art of Australia while enjoying a functional and enduring building. There is an interplay between art, landscape and architecture that is unified by the distinctive design style. The functional, recreational, work and display environments work together. For us this means it is a total design which is both thoroughly enjoyable and meets the different requirements we have of it as a family, as hosts and as art patrons.
Amy Evans, Graduate of Architecture
Kristin Green, Design Architect
Kristin Green, Project Architect
Louis Nuccitelli, Graduate of Architecture
Roxanne Esagunde, Architect Assistant
Tony Green, Senior Consultant
Artistree Tree Care Pty Ltd., Tree Consultant
BDC Building Design Compliance Pty Ltd, Building Surveyor
Bluebottle, Lighting Consultant
Connor Pincus Group, Services and Mechanical Engineer
Fire Front Consultancies, Bushfire Compliance
Kinetic Sets, Metal Consultant
Paul Thompson- Plant Design Pty Ltd, Landscape Consultant
Quatrefoil Consulting Pty Ltd, Structural and Civil Engineer
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
