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Kyneton Post Office, Australia

Australian vintage postcard, mailed in 1908 to France

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Edition Office completes black concrete home in rural Australia

Black-pigmented concrete and black timber battens have been used to create this tactile home in the village of Federal, New South Wales by Australian studio Edition Office.

The Melbourne-based firm designed Federal House to be both a peaceful sanctuary for its clients and a sculptural object dug into a slope in the hilly, forested landscape.

Edition Office has created a black concrete house

"At a distance the building is recessive, a shadow within the vast landscape," described Edition Office.

"On closer inspection, a highly textural outer skin of thick timber battens contrasts the earlier sense of a machined tectonic, allowing organic materials gestures to drive the dialogue with physical human intimacy."

It sits on a slope within a forested landscape

Drawing on the verandah typology common among Australia's colonial homesteads, a central living, dining and kitchen space is wrapped by a partially covered deck area.

This deck was designed to create a variety of different connections to the surrounding landscape.

It was lined with black timber battens that filter air, views and more direct sunlight on the western edge, and left entirely open for panoramic views to the north.

Sliding glass doors open the house to the outside

Sliding glass doors around the living spaces allow them to be completely opened to the elements or sealed off.

At the centre is a double-height garden void, illuminated by a cut in the home's roof.

"The expansion and contraction of the interior allows shifts between the intimate and the public, between immediate landscape and the expansive unfolding landscape to the north," said the studio.

Light wooden floors and tan leather furniture feature inside

Along the eastern edge of the home is the bedroom block, what the studio calls an "enclave of withdrawal, rest and solitude" containing two smaller rooms either side of a bathroom and a large en-suite bedroom with its own private terrace.

For the interiors, the dark wood and concrete are contrasted by lighter wooden floors and tan leather furniture, with custom door pulls designed to encourage a "tactile engagement" with the home.

On the lower level is a thin pool open to the landscape at one end, which cools air as it travels through the building, up the garden void into the living spaces.

This natural ventilation is supplemented with a ceiling fan for the hotter days of the year and a fireplace for winter.

On the lower level is a thin pool

Edition Office has recently completed another rural home in the Australian town of Kyneton, which also saw natural surroundings inform a textural material palette.

The photography is by Ben Hosking.

Project credits:

Lead designers: Kim Bridgland, Aaron Roberts Landscape designer: Florian Wild Structural engineer: Westera Partners Builder: SJ Reynolds Constructions

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Announcing The FINALISTS For The TDF + Laminex Design Awards 2021!

Announcing The FINALISTS For The TDF + Laminex Design Awards 2021!

TDF Design Awards

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Archier’s Corner House – shortlisted in the Residential Architecture category. Photo – Rory Gardiner.

LEFT: Rob Kennon Architects, Elwood Bungalow. Photo – Derek Swalwell RIGHT: Edition Office, Kyneton House, both shortlisted in the Residential Architecture category. Photo – Ben Hosking

LEFT: Rosanna Ceravolo Design, South Yarra Apartment. Photo – Sean Fennessy RIGHT: Esoteriko, Bunker In The Treetops. Photo – Dave Wheeler

LEFT: Peachy Green, Sharp Street. Photo – Sarah Pannell RIGHT: Phillip Withers, The Toorak Garden. Photo – Amelia Stanwix

LEFT: Adam Cornish, MAKI Chair. Photo – Mattia Balsamini RIGHT: Johnny Nargoodah and Trent Jansen, Ngumu Janka Warnti Collection. Photo – Romello Pereira

LEFT: Articolo Lighting, Loopi Wall Sconce. Photo – Sharyn Cairns RIGHT: Dean Norton, Daylight. Photo – Dean Norton

LEFT: Liam Fleming, Post-Production. Photo –Grant Hancock RIGHT: Rona Rubuntja of Hermannsburg Potters. Photo – Courtesy Hermannsburg Potters

LEFT: Oat Studio, Capital Collection. Photo – Jenny Wu RIGHT: Ikuntji Artists + Publisher Textiles. Photo – Christian Koch (Ikuntji Artists)

LEFT: CASTLE + Gorman PlaygroundRachel Castle For Gorman Playground. Photo – Courtesy of Gorman. RIGHT: TWOOBS + Cungelella Art. Photo – Renee Johnstone.

LEFT: Jordy + Julia Kay of Great Wrap,  The only Australian made compostable cling wrap. Photo – Cubed Studios. RIGHT: Other Matter, Algae bioplastic vessels. Photo – Pier Carthew

LEFT: Ben Shields, Architecture and Interior Design. Photo – Rory Gardiner. RIGHT: Tsai Design, Architect. Photo – Tess Kelly

Another year, another AMAZING collection of entries in the TDF + Laminex Design Awards!

To be honest, after the difficult 18 months we’ve all had, we weren’t entirely sure what to expect from this year’s program. But we were absolutely blown away by the quality of entries we received. The standard was ESPECIALLY high this year, so we’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who entered, and of course, a massive congratulations to the finalists.

The images in this post represent just a small taste of the shortlisted projects in this year’s awards program. Over the next couple of months we’ll be sharing an in-depth look at each category shortlist more closely!

Residential Architecture

This category seeks to award one standout Australian residential architecture Project. Ground-up builds, renovations and additions are all eligible within this category.

Judges : Aaron Peters (Vokes & Peters), Tristan Wong (SJB) and Kerstin Thompson (Kerstin Thompson Architects).

The Residential Architecture award is presented by COLORBOND® steel.

Archer Office – Hamilton Courtyard Archier – Corner House Architects EAT – Bellows House Austin Maynard Architects – Garden House Benn & Penna Architects – Henley Clays Blair Smith Architecture – Brunswick Lean To Curious Practice – Lambton House Edition Office – Kyneton House FMD Architects – Coopworth Fox Johnston – SRG House Furminger – River House Nic Brunsdon – East Fremantle House Nielsen Jenkins – Mt Coot-Tha House Ron Kennon Architects – Elwood Bungalow Studio Bright – 8 Yard House Studio Prineas – Bona Vista Wiesebrock Architecture – Bellbrae House Wowowa – PONY

Interior Design

This category seeks to award one distinctive Australian residential interior design Project created by an individual or studio.

Judges : Pascale Gomes McNabb (Pascale Gomes McNabb Design), Sue Carr (Carr Architecture and Interior Design) and Mardi Doherty (Doherty Design Studio). 

The Interior Design award is presented by Miele.

Adam Kane Architects – Barwon Heads House Architects EAT – Carpenter’s Square House Edition Design – Melburnian Apartment Esoteriko – Bunker In The Treetops Fox Johnston – SRG House Hugh-Jones Mackintosh – The Weave House Lauren Egan Design – Victoria St Maria Danos Architecture – Henry Street Townhouse Rosanna Ceravolo Design – South Yarra Apartment YSG Studio – Dream Weaver YSG Studio – Soft Serve Studio Esteta – Mornington Peninsula House

Landscape Design

This category seeks to award one standout Australian Landscape Design project, completed in the last three years. Residential, public and community gardens are all eligible within this category.

Judges : Paul Bangay (Paul Bangay Garden Design), Amanda Oliver (Amanda Oliver Gardens) and Myles Baldwin (Myles Baldwin Design).

The Landscape Design category is presented by Eco Outdoor.

Bethany Williamson Landscape Architecture – Prospect Hill Dan Young Landscape Architect – Y3 Garden Fig Landscapes – Coolamon House Fig Landscapes – The Plot Ian Barker Gardens – Blairgowrie Mud Office – Essendon Outdoor Establishments – Kenthurst Gardens Peachy Green – Sharp Street Philip Withers – Lara Philip Withers – The Toorak Garden Rush Wright Associates – Victorian Emergency Services Memorial Studio Bright – 8 Yard House

Furniture Design

This category seeks to award one distinctive Australian furniture design project. Individual products and/or product ranges developed within Australia, bespoke pieces, fixed and freestanding furniture designs will be considered in this category.

Judges : Nick Rennie (Nick Rennie Studio), Khai Liew (Khai Liew Design).

The Furniture Design category is presented by Jardan.

Adam Cornish Design – MAKI Chair Real Non-Real – Formosa Coat Stand Biasol Studio – Strato Collezione Marmi BroadGrove Architects – Stool Dolly James Howe – J5 Credenza Like Butter – Kitta Parts Johnny Nargoodah and Trent Jansen – Ngumu Janka Warnti Collection Jordan Leeflang – Kilter Koala – Cork Sofa Marino Made – Round Desk René Linssen – Union Rosanna Ceravolo – By Product Ross Gardam – Breeze Collection Eva – Hideaway Table Collection

Lighting Design

This category seeks to award one distinctive Australian lighting design project. Individual products or product ranges developed within Australia, bespoke designs, one-off lighting projects and installations will be considered in this category.

Judges : Christopher Boots (Christopher Boots) and Celina Clarke (ISM Objects).

Alex Earl Lighting – Alex Earl Takeawei – Stack Lamp Dean Norton – Daylight Dean Toepfer – Solute Chandelier Edward Linacre – Sun Ivana Taylor – Wrapped Gestures Light South Dawn – Globosus Pendant svikis. – Layers Figgoscope – STARDUST Lamp Articolo Lighting – Loopi Wall Sconce Ross Gardam – Arbour Linear Pendant

Textile Design

This category seeks to award one distinctive Australian textile design project. One-off textile designs, textile collections and textile-based fashion or homewares products will be considered in this category.

Judges :  Luciana Wallis (Warwick Fabrics) and Sophie Matson (Kobn)

Caro Pattle – Woven Vase & Cup Instyle Interior Finishes – Native Kuwaii – Chronicle for Spring/Summer ’20 Takeawei – Glaze Test Woollen Blanket Curio Practice – Australian Woollen Blankets Nobody Denim x GEORGE – Woven Bag GH Commercial – Oceanic Commercial Carpet Collection Inkuntji Artists + Publisher Textiles – Inkuntji Artists + Publisher Textiles Paire – The Launch Of Paire – The World’s Comfiest Socks Badaam – The Meeting Place Oat Studio – Capital Collection Tara Whalley – New York Fashion Week Collection Pampa – Eclipse Amber Days – Wanala Collection

Handcrafted

This category seeks to award one outstanding Australian handcrafted project, completed by either an individual, group or organisation. A single handcrafted functional, decorative or wearable item, or a handcrafted product range will be considered in this category. Practitioners of any handcrafted discipline are eligible to enter.

Judges : Nicolette Johnson, Amanda Dziedzic and Elisa Carmichael.

Alison Frith – Ceramic Plinth Alison Jackson & Dan Lorimer – Flow Form Vases Alycia Marrday of Marrawuddi Arts & Culture – Baladjdji (Backpack) Erin.k jewellery + Koorie Tales – Source of Life + Essence at Dusk Georgina Proud – Flotsam//Jetsam Oh Hey Grace – A Place To Call Home Hamish Munro – The Joan Series Jan Vogelpoel Ceramics – Future Curve, Space Cadet and Curve Jenna M Lee – Body Language Eun Ceramics – Curved Other Matter – Algae Bioplastic Vessels Studio Kyoko Hashimoto – Kyoko Hashimoto Rings Liam Fleming – Post-Production Lucy Tolan – Seams Rona Rubuntja of Hermannsburg Potters – Selected works by Rona Rubuntja Sarah Rayner and Sophie Carnell– Florilegium … traversing the poetry of plants

Sustainable Design or Initiative

This category seeks to award one outstanding Australian sustainable designed product, concept, idea or initiative, developed by either an individual, group or organisation in the last three years. Any project which is exemplary of sustainable innovation is eligible, including functional products, furniture and lighting, as well as concepts, ideas and community initiatives with positive environmental outcomes.

Judges : Ross Harding (Finding Infinity), Nik Robinson (Good Citizens).

The Sustainable Design award is presented by Country Road.

The Better Uniforms Co. –Sustainable Better Uniforms Convolo Design – H_Station Ettitude – CleanBamboo Nobody Denim and GEORGE – Woven Bag Other Matter – Algae Bioplastic Vessels Jordy + Julia Kay of Great Wrap – Great Wrap, the only Australian made compostable cling wrap Single Use Ain’t Sexy – Dissolvable Hand Soap Tablet & Reusable Glass Soap Bottle ROCC Naturals – Rocc Naturals brand launch Cultivated (by Cult Design) – Cultivated Revival Projects – Zero Footprint Repurposing Initiative at Ferrars Street Pleasant State + Pop & Pac – Pleasant State – Drop into the Revolution Use Daily – Various Origins

Emerging Designer

This category seeks to award one outstanding designer, architect, independent creative or studio, working in any creative discipline, who has/have launched their current professional practice within the last five years.

Judges : Adriana Hanna (Kennedy Nolan), Danielle Brustman.

The Emerging Designer Award is supported by Phoenix Tapware. Ben Shields Charlie White Curious Practice Ulo Australia Brothers Fearon Fabrication Tsai Design Other Matter Lauren Haynes Nicole Lawrence Studio Wisebrock Architecture

Collaboration

This category seeks to award one collaborative design project, where two or more separate creative practitioners, businesses or entities have come together to create one collaborative product, product range, installation, built structure or other creative project.

The Collaboration Award is supported by Thames & Hudson. 

Judges : Jirra Lulla (Kalinya), Tyrone Wright (Rone) and Amanda Henderson (Gloss Creative).

Ikuntji Artists & Publisher Textiles – Ikuntji Artists & Publisher Textiles John Wardle Architects + Ash Keating Studio – Solar Pavilion Mud Australia + APY Art Centre Collective – Mud x APY Trent Jansen Studio + Johnny Nargoodah – Ngumu Janka Warnti Collection Please Please Please + Bergman & Co – Poodle CASTLE + Gorman Playground – Rachel Castle for Gorman Playground SKEEHAN Studio + ROU House – ROU House TWOOBS + Cungelella Art – Cungellela Art x TWOOBS Amber Days + Arkie Barton – Wanala Collection

WOW!

Winners will be announced in an awards ceremony at Deakin Edge, Federation Square in Melbourne on Thursday, September 30th 2021.

A huge thank you to our Judges, who are now undertaking the immense task of selecting just one winner in each category, along with a handful of commendations!  Thanks too to our presenting partner Laminex and category sponsors – COLORBOND® steel, Miele, Eco Outdoor, Jardan, Thames & Hudson, Country Road and Phoenix Tapware!– for supporting the TDF +Laminex Design Awards 2021.

You can explore photographs of all the shortlisted projects over on the TDF Awards website. And, stay tuned for in-depth coverage of each category shortlist over the coming weeks – starting with a closer look at the Residential Architecture shortlist next Monday!

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Sheds and Garages in Sunbury

At Central Steel Build, we’ve been building sheds and garages in Sunbury and the Hume area since 1975. Based only a 30 minute drive away, some of our earliest sheds were erected in Sunbury and we’ve since built hundreds, from small backyard sheds to large industrial sheds.

Our sheds are custom designed, engineered and manufactured locally at our Kyneton offices, just 51km away from Sunbury. Our central location allows us to service all of the Macedon Ranges area and most of regional Victoria.

      We design and construct the following types of buildings in Sunbury and surrounding areas:

Domestic Sheds

Garages, carports, workshops and more.

  Agricultural Sheds

Hay sheds, machinery sheds, grain sheds and more.

  Equestrian Sheds

Indoor riding arenas, stable complexes, equestrian centers and more. 

  Industrial Sheds

Warehouses, factories, logistics and distribution buildings and more.

Other Steel Framed Buildings

Custom portal framed homes, aviation buildings, C.O.L.A buildings, commercial buildings.  

  See below some of the projects that we have constructed in Sunbury in the past:

  1. Machinery Shed

We crane lift large and industrial sheds, as you can see in this photo of a machinery shed being lifted in Sunbury.

  2. Storage Shed Extension

We often revisit existing projects to add extensions or expand sheds we’ve built in the past.

  3. Residential Shed

This residential shed offers vehicle storage as well as an additional shed space for private use. Sheds like this are popular on Sunbury farms and homes.

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Kyneton House by Edition Office combines brickwork walls with lofted white ceilings

Architecture studio Edition Office has completed a house in the town of Kyneton, Australia, featuring angled ceilings and a palette of textural materials chosen to complement its natural surroundings.

Melbourne-based Edition Office was asked to design a new home for a couple who had chosen to downsize from a much larger rural property.

Above: Edition Office has completed a house in Kyneton. Top image: it features a palette of textural materials

Kyneton House is positioned at the centre of its plot to maximise the surrounding garden, which is planted with trees relocated from the clients' previous home.

The building is oriented to align with the site boundaries on all sides, ensuring straightforward access to the garden and views of the entire site from within.

The property's external envelope combines brick-clad walls with large glazed elements, including sliding doors that open the living spaces up to the outdoors.

It has a pyramidal roof made from corrugated steel

The brick surfaces define the edges of the house as well as the individual rooms. Each element extends inwards to create recesses that enclose functional elements such as the kitchen, study and seating areas.

The pale recycled brick was chosen to reflect the natural tones and textures of the surrounding countryside, as well as the materiality of the town's buildings, which date back to 1850.

Walls are clad in pale recycled brick

The building is topped with a pyramidal roof made from corrugated galvanised steel. Internally, the roof form creates a soaring volume above a datum created by the brick walls and joinery.

"Each room is defined by its own lofted ceiling which creates a sense of inner spatial balance to the continuous framed views to the surrounding gardens," the studio explained.

"These crisp, white ceiling volumes pick up the fluctuating levels of natural daylight, providing the home with a very particular sense of softness in the quality of the light," it added.

A triangular skylight positioned at the peak of the roof above the hall allows natural light to reach the centre of the plan.

Suspended light fixtures accentuate the height of its ceilings

Suspended light fixtures, including a linear pendant above the kitchen island, accentuate the sense of height within the living areas.

The house's interior palette features natural materials and textural surfaces intended to enhance the sense of connection with the outdoors and to reflect the changing seasons.

Tactile surfaces were used throughout the home

"Our ambition for the house is for it to act as a reference point to the passing of time," the studio added. "The internal rooms act as vessels for the changes of light, becoming a canvas for the theatre of change occurring outside."

The recycled brick walls are complemented by concrete floors and wooden surfaces that contrast with the crisp, white lines of the folded ceiling voids.

Brick is teamed with concrete floors and wooden surfaces

Edition Office was named Dezeen's Emerging architect of the year in 2019 for its work and research that foregrounds stories and relationships, whilst investigating material and spatial practice.

The studio's previous projects include a cylindrical wooden pavilion for the National Gallery of Victoria and the refurbishment of a Melbourne apartment that includes full-height curving storage volumes.

The photography is by Ben Hosking.

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Kyneton House in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria

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Kyneton House in the Macedon Ranges

10 Aug 2020

Kyneton House

Design: Moloney Architects

Location: Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia

The site of an old rundown tennis court created a unique opportunity for a contemporary home in the historic town of Kyneton. The tennis court had been subdivided off from the property of a Victorian-era home and offered the Kyneton House clients the best of both worlds: a short walk to the heart of town, yet close to the Campaspe River, surrounded by established trees and parkland. It also meant the chance to build a modern home without the heritage constraints found elsewhere in the town.

The existing site cut into the hillside for the old tennis court helped determine the location for the new home. The services, sleeping and living zones of the house are conceived as separate wings, arranged on site to maximise light and view access. Both the services and sleeping wings are constructed out of concrete blockwork, anchoring the home to the site. These solid elements bookend a light-weight timber and glass living pavilion, providing privacy and protection where it’s needed and a connection to the views and landscape where it’s desired.

Oriented towards the north, the living area makes the most of solar orientation – harnessing direct sunlight in winter, while remaining shady and cool in summer. Full-height windows allow the home to connect to terraces on both sides. The west-facing blockwork wall continues uninhibited between outside to inside, and then back out again. The solid wall also creates a ‘heat-trap’, re-radiating the sun’s warmth back into the courtyard spaces long after the sunset.

The outside-inside-outside effect is enhanced by a lowered ceiling over the centre of the living area which creates a more intimate sense of space, but also conceals the window frames from view, allowing the eye to forget the glass barrier. A deep concrete window seat sits within the design of a ‘gridded’ steel pergola that extends to both sides, blurring the threshold between inside and out. Of course, when the sliding doors are opened the home literally opens to the garden, encouraging daily life to spill outside.

The intentionally more cloistered sleeping wing feels private and protected, but glimpses of the landscape are framed to bring the lush greenery inside. In the main bedroom, dark walls focus the eye outdoors while a study space is defined by a built-in desk and shelving unit, meaning both the bedroom and the study can benefit from a much larger space while still having their own distinct zones.

A raw and robust material palette of concrete blocks, black steel, charred timber, natural timber and burnished concrete are assembled on the hillside cutting as a muted backdrop for the landscape. The design cuts a striking silhouette among the trees and gives this neglected parcel of land a new life as family home.

The brief was: The clients, a young couple with two children, wanted a contemporary home that suited their needs as a family. The brief called for a four bedroom, two bathroom house with an open-plan living area and separate music room. The home needed to make the most of the unique site: capture views towards parkland around the Campaspe River to the south-west without sacrificing the home’s privacy, while simultaneously maximising north light for passive solar orientation.

The key challenges were: Being a recently sub-divided block, the site came with no road access, no electricity and no sewerage connection. Despite having established trees, the site it’s actually quite exposed with a public park running alongside it. The owners loved the block and wanted to take in the views to the park, but they didn’t want to feel like they were on display to people walking past. The composition of the floor plan and the orientation of living areas were important considerations to meet the brief, create a sense of privacy and make the most of the site’s unique character.

The solutions were: Rather than cantilevering the living area over the edge of the cutting, nestling the home into the site offers privacy from passers-by; an outlook without being looked at.

Dividing the home into three wings helped to deal with the site orientation. The sleeping and services wing are designed to be heavy, grounding masses, providing privacy to these more intimate zones, as well as protection to the outdoor spaces. In contrast, the living area is light-weight and light-filled, fully embracing and opening up to the landscape, views, and light.

The huge site cut that was made for the old tennis court gave us a completely flat site. Pushing the building towards the south of the level ground creates a private, north-facing courtyard for the kids to run around. This is an amazing space but it’s disconnected from the parkland towards the south. By opening both sides of the living space we created a bridge between the north courtyard and south parkland.

The concept is reinforced with the concrete block wall that sails through from the north courtyard, into the lounge, and then out again to the south terrace. The hallway axis, with its glazing on both ends similarly creates a connection from the east to the west landscape spaces (albeit with smaller apertures to control the west sun).

Kyneton House in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria – Building Information

Architecture & Interior Design: Moloney Architects

Project size: 280 sqm Site size: 2290 sqm Completion date: 2020 Building levels: 1

Photography © Dave Kulesza

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A Home That Bridges Past And Present

A Home That Bridges Past And Present

Homes

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Inside the Kyneton home of Melissa Mcfarlane and Frank Moylan. The artwork featured above the sofa is a collection if Danish vintage paintings from varying eras, plus contemporary pieces purchased through Stockroom Kyneton. Bottom right: Darren Munce. Top Left: Larry Parkinson. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Drawer unit from Melissa’s vintage homewares store, Kabinett. Sofa from Globe West. Modified cane lights from Ikea. Artwork by Fairy Turner. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Drawer unit from Kabinett. Painting by Jordan Grant. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The kitchen. Tiles from Urban Edge. Stools from Kabinett. Hanging globe lights from About Space.  Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Artwork by Mary Barton. Woven brass lights by Cavaletti Gallery, Kyneton. Table by Kabinett. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Vintage mirror and vanity from Kabinett. Painting by Melissa. Hanging lights purchased in Singapore. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The master bedroom. Italian light from Izzi and Popo. Painting by Melissa. Ship clock purchased in Jodhpur. Upholstered bedhead by Dre Henning Upholsterer using Warwick Fabric. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The old part of the home used to be the local post office, which Melissa and Frank have converted into their own little makeshift bar that they’ve called The Post Office Hotel! ‘It’s decorated with stuff we’ve collected over the years of travel’, says Melissa. ‘We have pre-dinner drinks there, or we put on Instagram that the pub is open and people bring drinks’. So sweet! Vintage Danish and Bulgarian paintings. Timber frames from Rajhastan. Round table from Kabinett. Piano stool is a family heirloom. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

View from the front veranda framed by Melissa’s gorgeous old glory vine, looking into the Post Office Hotel. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The makings of all the favourite cocktails! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Inside the Post Office Hotel. Bulgarian landscape painting purchased in Plovdiv. Danish and Russian portraits. Vintage (non-functional!) pokie machine. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Melissa standing outside her impressive home. This is the exterior of the old part, which was once an old post office. Now it’s a private bar for Melissa’s friends called The Post Office Hotel! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The ‘gin and tonic spot’!Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The garden path. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The vegetable patch made of cut down water tanks from the property when Melissa and Frank purchased it. The garden gate is from India. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

The back of the house, with two chimneys that were part of the old bakery. The old bath came from the house when Melissa bought it. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Roadside letter boxes. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli.

Melissa Macfarlane and Frank Moylan discovered their incredible rural property by trawling real estate sites, where the home had sat available for a long time, due to what Melissa describes as ‘terrible images.’ As someone who sources vintage pieces from all around the world for her business, Melissa has a keen eye for uncovering beauty in unexpected places. After a return drive from Melbourne to Adelaide, where she ‘fantasized’ about the home for the entire trip, Melissa and partner Frank went to see it, and immediately fell in love.

When the couple moved in, the walls were pink and the home was falling apart, but the previous owner’s botanical skills had results in a truly spectacular garden, and the site sang with potential. Melissa and Frank got to work, renovating the cottage, and installing a big new ‘barn’ (which houses a new kitchen and living spaces) at the side of the old house.

A breezeway connects the old and the new, and Melissa highlights this ‘journey’ between the cosy bedrooms of the old home, and bright and open kitchen and living spaces of the barn as a favourite feature. She describes marrying the old, moody and ‘slightly creepy’ vibe of the original home, with the freshness of the new build, by combining a variety of timber and industrial details, alongside an eclectic mix of modern and vintage items sourced from all over the world.

Artwork is the number one priority in the home, with special favourites by Melissa’s father, and works by Jordan Grant and Fairy Turner purchased through Stockroom in Kyneton. Melissa highlights that she was happy to compromise and be pragmatic with the architectural design, in order to come in under budget and on time… and so she could spend the saved funds on art!

The property is located just outside of Kyneton, in what used to be the Springhill settlement, and this 1904 home was once a general store, post office, and bakery! Melissa and Frank have re-created The Post Office Hotel folly, where friends loved to swing by for a drink in art-filled eclectic surrounds! Now they have opened the Royal George hotel in Kyneton, their own folly gets slightly less lounge-time, but perfectly captures the ‘art heavy and relaxed with a party vibe’ energy of this incredible home.

Melissa and her family have recently launched The Macfarlane Fund at ACCA, a philanthropic endeavor in memory of Melissa’s beloved father Don with the primary objective to provide financial support to assist artists in creating their works. The first exhibition of commissions, The Theatre Is Lying, are now on at ACCA!