How This Off-Grid Modern Farmhouse Has a Deep Relationship With the Landscape

Landscape and sustainability influenced this modern farmhouse. Situated 90 minutes from Melbourne near a small rural community, the site sits in a little valley with views over an agricultural landscape.

The owners sought a simple, honest, modern farmhouse that blended into the landscape and was a home for them to live in, not admire like a museum.

LAYAN, wanting the home to be sustainably driven, retained as much of the structural elements of the existing 1950s cottage as possible and reimagined the layout with a small addition. A simple and modern material palette was used, with white and oak veneer in the interiors and a Shou Sugi Ban exterior, influenced by the history of the area.

The modern country home strongly emphasised sustainability, with the architect and owners wanting to create a better planet through a minimal footprint.

Website article with photographs and the floor plan;

The Harmony of Living in Tune with Nature in this Off-Grid Home

An Architect's Own Family Off-Grid Sustainable Home

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[keithronson]

Amazing! This is a REAL home! The architect listened to the owners brief and ensured it was met completely. Sustainable and beautiful finished throughout. One of those " when can I move in?" homes. Excellent! Oh and how beautifully the building sits in the landscape. Without doubt one of the best. Thank you to the owners for sharing on the channel. Appreciated.

[WanderThisWay]

This is by far one of the best homes I have ever seen, regardless of being off-grid or not. That giant bookshelf wall is amazing.

[darien]

Me gusta mucho el exterior. El interior habla de sencillez y confort, sin estridencias. Gracias por compartir

[marisasm]

This is a really beautiful house in an amazing place. I love the architecture and the interior. Great work by the architect in reusing the building that already existed👏

[justaghorl]

they did good by hiring this architect and his team 👏

[wildfishever]

excellent project. genuine architect for grounded clients.

[guydw]

Oh and as always, thanks for the soundscape, incuding the cha cha heels😊

[TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

The connection between the house and its landscape is very important for its entire beauty and quality. 😉💯

[guydw]

Did you film a close up of the gutters? Can't quite work them out.
Loved it, but would have liked to see a bit more of the off grid practical side (tanks, batteries etc) and how they fitted in with the house.

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[johnk]

It's stunning! I wish a little bit of explanation was made regarding the off-grid details. Is there a solar component somewhere (It doesn't look like the roof is?). I assume it is heated by the wood fireplace and cooled naturally with open doors, etc but given 'off grid' is mentioned in the title it would have been interesting to learn more about that aspect and how challenging it was to meet the owners' needs. It's a gorgeous, seemingly practical space.

[Mooooty]

Left side of the screen, is that a UFO @ 0:32 ?

[iantomasik]

The house is really lovely. but heavy emphasis on sustainabilty in the video was a bit comical… I mean, it’s a huge house with glass walls built for two people. If they were serious about the topic, they would buy 36 m2 flat in an older apartment building. This is irritating:D

[crimsonJerom]

The "sustainability" talk with the exception of reliable systems is bs. It was likely more sustainable to demoish the old shack and replace it. Such vitue signaling gotta stop.