If you could build the home of your dreams, what would it look like? Yes, I know it would be a nice home, but can you be more specific?
Don’t worry if you can’t answer this right off the bat. After all, people who design houses have lots of ideas running constantly through their heads, while the rest of us are more comfortable with choosing from existing designs rather than inventing new ones.
And here is a great design to consider: the winner of 2010 Australian Home Of The Year Award. This is the top award of the HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards that Victoria’s Atkinson.Pontifex won on May 21st.
The home is built on an elevated seaside location with stunning 270-degree views of Port Phillip Bay. Oh my, could I ever get used to that!
Have a closer look at the interior:
The awesome kitchen:
The beautiful bathroom:
The judges said: “This house ticked all the boxes with a wonderful relationship to the outdoors, use of views, fits into the street-scape and neighbouring properties, together with excellent internal zoning and storage.
The home employs multiple sustainability measures including a thermal chimney; geo-thermal bore to heat the home and pool; a 20,000 litre water tank; Low E glass and sun controlled louvres. These features make this relatively large home highly efficient.”
Photos courtesy of Atkinson.Pontifex, Victoria. Thanks for the inspiration!
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That house looks magnificent! I wish I was standing there so I could see it in person.
What a wonderful house! I hope I can get a house like that
This was a pleasant distraction – great design, love the sharp lines . . . a bit “Falling Water”-ish looking, Frank would have approved.
The glass really works well – the floor to ceiling freedom, the butted-glass corner window, the glass for deck railing . . . a dream come true.
Can you tell I used to be in window and door sales?
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Thx,
Bert