If you're looking to escape the hustle & bustle then this unique, architecturally designed home is for you. Using sustainability & artistic creativity as guiding principles, the house has been lovingly constructed from blended mediums of salvaged late 1800's brick from the original neighbouring farm-house, mud bricks, radially sawn Cyprus Pine & zinc alum cladding. Beautiful salvaged Alpine ash, Oregon & Jarrah timbers feature throughout. Internal walls are Cornish plastered & some finished with tinted limewash. Stone relief carvings & richly coloured leadlight windows add dramatic effect, yet the house blends in with the natural environment. The home includes a formal entrance, decorative arch, open plan living features a sunken lounge & vaulted ceilings. The kitchen has Jarrah timber benchtops, a built-in pantry, 6 burner gas stove & dishwasher. The generous main bedroom incorporates separate his & her walk in robes while the remaining 2 bedrooms with mezzanines, have built in robes. There's a multi-purpose area that could serve as a study or rumpus room. The family bathroom includes Jarrah bench-tops with double sinks, bath, shower, abundant storage & a European laundry with the separate powder room adjacent. Heating & cooling is maintained by passive solar design, a Nectre wood-heater, a split system & ceiling fans whilst the design incorporates cross flow ventilation & double glazing throughout. Each room opens to outside to access extensive decking & a sunken paved courtyard featuring a wood-fired pizza oven. 1 meg dam & small stock dam, 2x5000 gallon water tanks, A&A worm composting septic, solar hot water with electric boost, grid interactive 1.5kw solar power (66c/kwh), raised vegetable garden beds including 3 wicking beds & watering system, potting/woodshed, railway shed & 6x6m colourbond shed with power. Pathways meander through native gardens, attracting significant birdlife & all set to a backdrop of paddocks & native shrubs & trees. Adjacent to Sedgwick State Forest & only 1km from Bendigo National Park, there are numerous trails to explore the surrounding Box Ironbark forests. Amenities are close by - 6 mins drive to Strathfieldsaye & 7 mins to Spring Gully & just 15 mins to Bendigo CBD. Castlemaine is 25 mins in the car while Tullamarine airport can be reached in 1 hour & 20 mins. Call now to book your private inspection time.