Gloucester Retreat

in progress......

A couple of young design professionals recently purchased 40 hectares of pasture and native woodland in the ruggedly beautiful hills beyond Gloucester, some 3 hours drive north of Sydney. They have asked us to design them a house and yoga retreat.

The main residence of approximately 380sqm will accommodate two bedrooms, large open plan living spaces and a linked yoga pavilion. The design brief placed great importance on a seamless visual and physical transition between inside and outside, the use of raw materials as well as flexibility in the function of the spaces through the use of moving walls and sliding screens. The design incorporates this relative sophistication into the form of a rural industrial building.

Four self contained tent like pavilions dot the property, as well as an ancillary building containing workshops, machinery-shed and guest accommodation for up to 10 people.

Project Team

Sam Crawford, Adrian Tarrant, Felicity Gartelmann, Lionel Teh

Consultants

Structural – Northrop, James Sutherland
Land Surveyor – Calco Surveyors
Landscape: Spirit Level, Hugh Main

Council: Gloucester