The brief for the design was to build a fully off grid modern family home which is aesthetically pleasing and takes full advantage of the surrounding tranquil valley. This was designed specifically to frame the stunning view. The main concept involved creating distinctive areas for the parents and the children, while also incorporating areas for everyone to come together, such as the cosy theatre room which brings the whole family together. This room features a rammed earth wall, adding a natural element to the build. The quality of the home is evident as soon as you pull in to the driveway due to the attention to detail throughout the build.
The Futures Centre was constructed with great care and quality to deliver a complex sequence of integrated spaces and a mix of performance expectations. The primary spaces have very different performance attributes, from open gatherings to quieter library zones, to acoustically controlled music rooms, to general learning classrooms, to a flexible, high-performing, multi-purpose auditorium performance space. As a centre looking to the future, the construction has achieved a building that enables ongoing flexibility and adaptability with the assistance of the construction team. The school wanted a flagship project, and they are very happy to celebrate their new asset as a symbol of their future aspirations for the school and their learning community.
This beautiful extension and renovation includes the addition of a front entry/hallway, master bedroom with bay window, ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, additional bedroom with built-in wardrobes and raked ceilings in the existing living room to incorporate new triangle windows above the ceiling line. At the front of the house, the addition of a bullnose verandah, timber posts and decking ensures the extension perfectly blends in with the existing country style of the house. Going from a home with three bedrooms and one bathroom to a spacious and functional home with four bedrooms, a study and two bathrooms has made a huge difference for this growing young family.
Positioned in a prime location, within walking distance to the heart of the town, this period home built in the late 1800s has a commanding presence. The luxurious modern renovation and addition blends old and new, without comprising the original features of this truly stunning home. The existing house has retained all the original features including the Baltic pine floor, pine lined walls and high ceilings, along with cosy rooms including their original fireplaces. The stunning addition opens into a large kitchen, meals and living area complete with a walk-in pantry which overlooks the newly added outdoor pool area.
Designed to suit a larger block size, the Adah seamlessly combines architectural sophistication, considered design and stunning aesthetics to form a home with spaces that exude warmth, functionality, and embody the spirit of contemporary Australian living. The central hub of the home features a generously proportioned, open-plan layout, highlighted by a soaring vaulted ceiling reaching up to 4.2 metres. Designed with a focus on family gatherings and contemporary lifestyles, the dining and living zones effortlessly transition onto an inviting entertainment-friendly alfresco area. This outdoor retreat extends to a picturesque landscape featuring a pool, decking area, and meticulously crafted garden, completing the Adah’s commitment to modern family living.
Light and bright, with a warmth that makes you feel like you have walked into your own home, this display home features the expertise and quality of the trades and suppliers. From the floor to ceiling stone on the fireplace, which is echoed on the front façade, to the stunning joinery in the kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, the attention to detail in this home is second to none. Carefully chosen colours and products were used to ensure that clients can replicate these features in their own home. Like all homes built by G.J. Gardner Homes Warragul, every aspect of this home is of the highest quality and finished with a high level of attention to detail.
The Langdon, a new addition to the Freedom by Metricon range, is a cleverly designed single-storey home that offers both. With four bedrooms, including a spacious master bedroom featuring an ensuite and walk-in robe at the front of the house, the Langdon is designed to cater to the needs of modern families. The central kitchen and family area serve as the heart of the home, providing a gathering space for the family to come together. Additionally, the inclusion of a second living space that can be transformed into a theatre room offers versatility, allowing families to enjoy movie nights and entertainment in comfort.
This compact, three-bedroom home has a great layout that gives dual living zones and a spacious kitchen area with an added butler’s pantry. The main bedroom boasts a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite, and the two other bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. As a first-time homeowner, the client was conscious of their budget but also of putting money into places that would make the biggest impact. Higher-quality finishes have been used cleverly throughout to give the home a high-end feel. The facade has pulled inspiration from the Hamptons style, with white weatherboards, white windows and a Surfmist Colorbond roof.
The Plateau is personified by its huge street appeal. The front facade of this four-bedroom, two-bathroom home boasts clean white lines which are accompanied by the stacked stone pier, and spotted gum feature cladding and decking. The features continue inside the home with its tight curved wall welcoming you as you enter. The brightness of the facade continue into the main living, dining and kitchen area, with its high raked ceiling and highlight windows allowing for the warmth of natural light to flood this area. Stacker doors bring the outside in and creates flow between the rear deck and the private backyard. Being set on a corner block this home is bathed in natural light.
The owners wanted to create a light-filled white beach house with a north facing living room/kitchen and northern yard for a growing faming. The high ceilings throughout the whole house make all the spaces feel quite large, especially the ceiling in the master and the living room/kitchen, which features parallel scissor trusses, which really give the space extra wow. The design of the home had to take into consideration the town’s storm water cannot always keep up in heavy rain and this area of town is subject to flooding, which was expertly incorporated, while delivering a home with high-end finishes and attention to detail, within the client’s budget.
The client wanted to create their own Hamptons-style beach house. The cathedral ceiling in the the kitchen/ living was an absolute must have including the northern window. The odd-shaped block at the end of the court was ideal for a long sprawling home that fit into the block with every room looking out onto the front and back yards. The house was built on a waffle pod slab with under floor heating throughout the home. The externals walls are a mixture of weather boards and bagged brick to go with beachy feel. The oak engineered floor running through the most of the house also add to this feel. The bathrooms have been expertly finished with a combination of natural crazy pave floor, micro cement wall and huge full width skylights, making them show stopping spaces.
The design of this home started with a G.J. Gardner floorplan, but was adapted to suit the needs of the homeowners as well as make the most of the views at the rear of the house - without going over the budget. The use of mixed materials, straight stacked brick, render, axon and rock on the exterior of the home gives dimension to the long ranch style design. Inside, the main living area is filled with natural light from highlight windows and a large bank of glazed sliding doors which open out to the large alfresco area which creates a great indoor/outdoor living experience.
Progressive contemporary design forms the inspiration for this home, showcasing innovation to maximise space given the small lot size upon which the home sits. The carefully selected combination of exterior materials and the clean simple colour palette provides a unique texture and contemporary feel to the home with the use of levels on the sloping block providing real street presence. The neutral tones of the home create a refined and sophisticated sense of space, and the thoughtful layout provides practical, functional and spacious family accommodation with three bedrooms, and rumpus/study. The alfresco under roof line acts as a central anchor for the main living space, framed by inbuilt planter boxes and vertical slat design balustrading, providing a unique outdoor space, despite the compact design of the home.
This magnificent estate showcases the epitome of opulent living, with construction efforts dedicated to transforming a sprawling 4000sq m property into a veritable resort, where luxury reigns supreme in every detail. Meticulously crafted by architectural design, the residence showcases four spacious bedrooms, a dedicated home office, a fully-equipped gym, a rumpus room, and an exclusive children’s living area. Emphasising both elegance and functionality, all primary living spaces are strategically oriented towards the north, affording breathtaking views of the meticulously landscaped outdoor living zones, which feature a lap pool, a firepit, vast expanses of green spaces, and a tennis court.
The scope for our Cook House project was to create a new, completely off grid, large family home to accommodate a family of six. The project involved working with materials that would achieve a BAL - 29 rating but be practical, affordable and aesthetically pleasing. The home is split into two distinctly different areas with a children’s wing and the parents retreat. The client favoured recycled red bricks which set perfectely against natural Victorian ash cladding and endseam cladding. The fitments to the home to accommodate for the clients’ child that has dwarisim. This included lower vanities, toilets, and special steps in the kitchen built into the kick rails for access to the benchtops.
A contemporary barn design with simple lines and bold cladding, this stunning home is perched on top of a hill, in the serene landscape of Hazelwood North. Heritage galvanised iron was chosen as a current take on the traditional board and batten cladding – with the corrugated iron meticulously aligned from roof to wall for a seamless continuity. And beautiful Charred Ash cladding provides an arresting contrast to the iron. Soaring ceilings, wide windows, bricked feature walls and handcrafted timber pieces throughout characterise the home. The spacious floorplan, including open kitchen and living areas, along with separate parent’s and children’s retreats, are linked together by the eye-catching burnished concrete floor.
Commercial Place is a commercial and residential property in Drouin, Gippsland. The brief was to design a home that felt like a luxury hotel, while taking advantage of the beautiful views of the Baw Baw ranges. This project includes many different levels, from the the basement garage which is fitted with a car turntable. A lift that takes you from the garage to the second and third level. Ground level is a commercial shop which was also completed by the builder. The second level features the kitchen, living area, dining, study, spare bedroom and bathroom, and laundry. While the third level features an oversized master bedroom, his and her ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, spare bedroom and bathroom. The terrace is on the rooftop of third level with an outdoor dining area, barbecue/kitchenette which looks over the Baw Baw ranges.
The project entails the construction of seven townhouses on a parcel of land adjacent to an existing eight-unit development. Each unit’s design is crucial to attract a diverse range of potential buyers, necessitating a mix of single and double-story layouts to accommodate varying preferences and budgets. The advantageous location, with a golf course within 500 metres, easy highway access to Melbourne, and proximity to Latrobe Regional Hospital, the development was ideal for golfers, commuters, and healthcare professionals. Furthermore, a community lake with views enabled the designers to consider these appealing aesthetics in the design process. Given the site’s unique requirements and the developer’s intention to sell units off-plan or during construction, diversity in design was essential.
There were two main aims for this new office building to provide a better workplace for the team and to create a better experience for clients. The space created is open and bright, both in the Client Selection Area, and the meeting rooms, upstairs offices and the staff communal areas. The south facing elevation has full height glazing to let in as much natural light as possible, and the double height area in the front reception area enhance the spacious feeling. Our clients have a private, comfortable space to plan and choose selections for their new home, and our team have space to work as well as space to connect.
The Western Park Netball Facilities Redevelopment project consisted of reconstruction and realignment of the two netball courts, and construction of a 244sq m pavilion with compliant female friendly netball player and umpire amenities. The existing courts were side by side and were no longer compliant to current Netball Vic requirements for run off and surround dimensions. The reconstructed ensured both were compliant and met all required standards to enable use for competitions and there were sufficient and compliant facilities for users, including spectator movement corridors and spectator seating. Supporting infrastructure included new competition standard LED sports lights for netball, new fencing, drainage, bollards, and concrete path works.
The new building at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in Traralgon was designed as a Futures Centre creating a flexible and adaptable mixed used hub of educational and collaborative activities for the whole learning community. The two-storey centre provides a diverse mix of integrated spaces, creating an identifiable place of arrival and welcome, and representing the vision for the school’s future. The building provides the main arrival, reception, administration, and wellbeing suite, connecting into the collaborative social heart off the café/canteen. Spaces wrap around the heart providing the junior library and multi-purpose performance auditorium at ground level; and senior library, general learning areas, ‘360’ conference room, and high-performance music spaces at first floor.
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