We went through two major redesigns (a luxe over the top house complete with pilates studio and library followed by a tiny yet delightful cabin with curtains separating bedrooms) before finally deciding to build three pavilions with a connecting semi-covered spine on the south.
Lots of people think us crazy for having semi outdoor connections between rooms in a cold climate however we have visions of fox skin cloaks hanging at the doors (Brent designed a niche for such beside each door) for those bitter nights and it would be harder if we lived there all winter. Besides, what gave us the courage to take this bold step was to have excellent heating in all the house: going from a warm room to a warm room, cloaked in fur seems, if anything, damn sexy.
Takt's delightful new website has images of the house model and gives an insight into their design process.
Takt Website
Back in early 2010 we began visiting our house site, first by chance with a gang of friends, all loaded onto the ute looking for somewhere pretty and shady to spend the afternoon, cooking lamb and telling stories.
A year later we were drawn to the same place. We loved the big skies, the rolling landscape, the relationship with Yambulla Peak, and the fact that all the land you could see was ours or National Park.
Being high on the hill reminded George of his grandparents house in Greece; having the best outlook, they were the envy of the village.
We engaged our friends Brent and Katharina from Takt to design a house. We briefed them that we wanted a house in this location that we would be proud of in our old age.
