A Mid-Century design residence with eco-welcoming style and design



a large lawn in front of a house: Mid-Century style meets modern, eco-friendly design at this outward-looking home on the NSW South Coast.


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Mid-Century fashion fulfills modern-day, eco-welcoming design at this outward-searching home on the NSW South Coastline.

The natural beauty of having an architect in the relatives is that consumer consultations needn’t be limited to regular doing the job hrs. It also allows the architect, in this scenario Madeleine Blanchfield, to get pleasure from the outcome of their labours.



a large brick building with grass in front of a house: Expanses of lawn cool the air before it enters the house, adding to the property's energy efficiency.


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Expanses of lawn amazing the air before it enters the home, incorporating to the property’s energy efficiency.



a garden in front of a building: The landscaping at this NSW South Coast home is designed to integrate with the architecture.


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The landscaping at this NSW South Coastline residence is developed to combine with the architecture.

“It’s wonderful to be in a position to head to the coast on the weekend and remain in a residence that I’m extremely happy of,” suggests Madeleine, who designed the property for her retiree parents, Frank and Barbara. “The current brick house on the web page, created some time in the 1970s, was totally featureless,” Madeleine provides. “It experienced been extra to advertisement-hoc over the yrs and genuinely was not salvageable.”



a room filled with furniture and a large window: A Louis Poulsen 'PH5' pendant light from Finnish Design Shop makes a striking statement over the dining table. Wishbone chairs, Cult. B&B Italia sofa, Space. Burnished-concrete flooring (throughout).


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A Louis Poulsen ‘PH5’ pendant gentle from Finnish Structure Store helps make a putting assertion in excess of the dining desk. Wishbone chairs, Cult. B&B Italia sofa, House. Burnished-concrete flooring (all over).

The house is located at Bendalong, just above 3 hours’ push south of Sydney on the NSW South Coastline. Drawn to the region’s blend of tranquil bush, idyllic bays and pristine surf beaches, Frank and Barbara, then Canberra residents, meant to use the property as a weekender. Presented the locale and the Mid-Century package-house style architecture that is so widespread in this section of the earth, they opted for a reasonably modest constructing and a constrained materials palette.



a room filled with furniture and a large window: Clean-lined furnishings are in keeping with the home's overall Mid-Century-influenced style.


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Clear-lined furnishings are in holding with the home’s overall Mid-Century-affected style.

“We wished the property to be laidback, understated and sincere,” states Madeleine. It was also vital that the residence be strong enough to withstand the salt air and effective southerly winds of the coastal local weather, as well as bushfires, which are a frequent menace in the area.



a living room filled with furniture and a large window: European Biscuit sisal rug, International Floorcoverings. Fusion day bed, BoConcept. European Biscuit sisal rug, International Floorcoverings.


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European Biscuit sisal rug, International Floorcoverings. Fusion day mattress, BoConcept. European Biscuit sisal rug, Worldwide Floorcoverings.

From the avenue, the residence reads as a single-storey glass-walled pavilion. “The dwelling is elevated on a podium to improve the drinking water sights devoid of impacting the neighbours,” says Madeleine. “It also presents the residing spots a small more privacy.” Beyond the main pavilion, which consists of a large open-program kitchen/eating/living region, is a discreet two-storey wing at the rear that accommodates the home’s four bedrooms (two upstairs, two downstairs) and two bathrooms. A Television room marks the transition stage among community and personal spaces.



a living room filled with furniture and a fire place: Stools and similar Malawi chair from Orient House. Escea fireplace. Moooi 'Non Random' pendant light, Space. Sisal rug, International Floorcoverings.


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Stools and comparable Malawi chair from Orient Residence. Escea fire. Moooi ‘Non Random’ pendant gentle, House. Sisal rug, Worldwide Floorcoverings.

Potentially the most exclusive element of the style and design is the sequence of timber-battened external screens masking large panels of glass. The screens are independently operable and pivot up to 90 levels, so can be quickly adjusted to handle the sum of mild and/or privateness needed. The screens are just one of the property’s numerous passive-photo voltaic style and design functions.



a kitchen with wooden cabinets: Counter stools from Thonet. The joinery is finished in Navurban Auchen Flower veneer. The island benchtop is made from plywood and timber veneer; the wall-side bench is polished stainless steel. Icon tapware, Astra Walker.


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Counter stools from Thonet. The joinery is concluded in Navurban Auchen Flower veneer. The island benchtop is manufactured from plywood and timber veneer the wall-aspect bench is polished stainless metal. Icon tapware, Astra Walker.

“The bulk of the home is pushed to the southern side of the web-site, enabling for a north-dealing with backyard garden,” describes Madeleine. “The concrete ground functions as a heat sink, though deep eaves and the screens present shading from the hot sun. Each and every room has good cross-air flow and the materials have been sustainably and regionally sourced exactly where feasible. A photovoltaic array captures photo voltaic energy, and the landscaping is built-in with the architecture.”



a sink and a window: Inax 'Yohen' finger mosaic tiles, Artedomus.
Custom vanity. Tapware, Astra
Walker. Terrazzo flooring in
Dove Grey, Fibonacci Stone.


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Inax ‘Yohen’ finger mosaic tiles, Artedomus.
Custom vainness. Tapware, Astra
Walker. Terrazzo flooring in
Dove Grey, Fibonacci Stone.

Within, the elements choose centrestage. White-painted metal beams are a aspect in the kitchen area/eating area and are superbly complemented by expanses of warm timber veneer in the kitchen area and birch-ply on the residing-zone ceiling and the Television set room’s joinery. “This is a area for enjoyable, so I selected extremely reduced-servicing supplies and bundled flexible, uncomplicated-to-use spaces that individuals of all ages would appreciate,” says Madeleine.



a room with a sink and a window: Rosa Mode bath, ACS Designer Bathrooms. Tapware,
Astra Walker. Savoy Crystal wall tiles, Skheme. Ciottolo Grande terrazzo flooring, Inigo Jones.


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Rosa Method bathtub, ACS Designer Bogs. Tapware,
Astra Walker. Savoy Crystal wall tiles, Skheme. Ciottolo Grande terrazzo flooring, Inigo Jones.

One of the most popular sites to cling out is the safeguarded terrace. “We all gravitate to this terrace, significantly through the warmer months,” says Madeleine. The kitchen, which incorporates a 5-metre-extended island bench, is a different favoured place.



a room filled with furniture and a large window: The built-in barbecue is Frank's handiwork. Dining table and chairs from Cosh Living.


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The built-in barbecue is Frank’s handiwork. Dining desk and chairs from Cosh Dwelling.

Madeleine says the full relatives is thrilled with the way the house has turned out. Particularly Frank and Barbara, who have now designed this household their comprehensive-time residence. “In some techniques, getting within this home feels like tenting – in which you are at just one with the outdoors, but safeguarded only by a light-weight shelter,” claims Madeleine. “That experience makes me even additional aware of the fragility of the natural environment all around below. I feel it can make all of us take pleasure in it far more too.” madeleineblanchfield.com sanderscp.com.au



a large lawn in front of a house: The main living pavilion is elevated on a podium to make the most of the property's views. It is framed by an expanse
of manicured lawn and a raised garden bed filled with oleander and pigface, the latter cascading prettily over the edges of the planter.


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The major living pavilion is elevated on a podium to make the most of the property’s views. It is framed by an expanse
of manicured garden and a raised back garden mattress filled with oleander and pigface, the latter cascading prettily above the edges of the planter.