Designed as a family dwelling enabling a country lifestyle and escape, while having a Melbourne based career, the home was a reinterpretation of the simple and robust country farm buildings of the area. Designed with an intentional simplicity of form, minimalist aesthetic and attention to detail, allowing the occupants to feel connected with the surrounding landscape through the architecture. • Using Passive solar design principles the North facing living spaces capture the Winter sun, which warms the polished concrete slab and heats the home naturally, while non- living spaces face south with minimal glazed areas to buffer and reduce heat loss on the cooler side of the home • Deep reveals allow winter sun in, while minimising the impact of summer sun to reduce cooling loads and double glazed, argon filled, timber windows reduce heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. • This coupled with the deep walls and insulation, provides a 7 star rating, and helps maintain a more comfortable living environment inside with reduced extremities of temperature, requiring supplementary cooling and heating • The home has a 44000lt rainwater tank (with mains water back-up) feeding the house and selected garden taps, reducing water usage significantly • The Class 1 Sugar Gum cladding was sourced from Farm wind breaks in the region that were being felled, to reduce timber use from rainforests and native forests. A combination of Aircell, glass wool and polyester Insulation was selected to maximise the benefits based on the area used. All products contained recycled materials to minimise raw material use • House design completed with some plumbing points in place for future extension to make a 4 bed 2 bath home as family needs change. • Externally, the infrastructure for horses or other farm animals is impressive with fantastic fencing, shelters and a huge shed with same pitched roof to tie in with the dwelling. • Just a short drive to the Western Freeway and 5 mins to the Ballan Train Station, supermarket, primary school, shops and cafes – this location is highly desired. • To book a viewing contact Matt Edwards on 0401 728 881 or Jacqui Sfetcopoulos on 0411 065 339.