Traditional Homes

This was an old farmhouse that the owners wanted to renovate and extend. Now looking at it you cannot tell where the old house was, and the new extension begins.  The owners knew we built in traditional heavy timber construction and had always loved that style of building. The trusses were built by hand on […]

A renovation/extension at Peppin Point on Lake Eildon The island bench and solid timber fronts for the kitchen cabinetry we handmade from Vic Ash, which created warmth. Old wharf beams were used to create a rustic feel and we poured and distressed the concrete benchtops to give more character.  We used big ironbark posts for […]

This was an interesting extension to an old cottage as it joined the traditional with a very modern industrial look. The big steel wing walls with the recycled bricks look amazing.  A big steel box gutter ran through the main living area and kitchen and was a real feature. Beautiful timber floors gave it a […]

Last year we built this great rammed earth and timber home in Mansfield. The timber and rammed earth complimented each other well.  

The first time we saw this cottage there was no way we could imagine how well it would turn out. When the owners first approached us to renovate this cottage, we saw it as an exciting challenge to restore a piece of local history. It was originally built in 1908 and was full of historic […]

Here is a beautiful little solar passive designed home we built in Mansfield, Vic, with some great features including the inside/outside shower, circular bookcase, bike room attached to front door and a heat recovery unit.

The owners of this unique home wanted it to be super energy efficient and sustainably built. They used recycled materials for almost all their building materials, recycled bricks, tin and wood, which gives the home a beautiful, warm rustic look. We built heavy timber frames inside the main living room which gives the house a […]

This was a rebuild. The original building was an old barrack style building from the early 80’s which had probably been for guests or family who came to stay. This was knocked down and we built this heavy timber home within the same floor plan, but went up a floor to add a bedroom, bathroom […]

Stone Cottage with Heavy Beams.

Strawbale Studio using heavy timber beams, cordwood, and cob.

Early 1900’s potting she’d moved and converted to accommodation using old slabs and cob.