Stonewood

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Stonewood is efficient: its elegant plan offers flexibility for a humble family. Its operable screens transform connecting spaces, sectioning large areas into intimate nooks, directing views, and channelling breezes.

Folding and unfolding according to use, Stonewood reveals a different story in each configuration, appearing effortlessly spacious within a modest footprint.

Stonewood presents a unique and aspirational solution to designing on a modest budget. The 8.5 star rated home employs elegant planning, and passive low-tech methods of thermal comfort to enhance the quality of space.

We are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Stonewood stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.

Awards

  • VIC Architecture Awards 2014 Sustainable Architecture
  • Houses Awards 2014 Sustainability (Commendation)
  • Houses Awards 2014 New House Over 200sqm
  • BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 Single Dwelling — New (Commendation)

Photography by Andrew Wuttke

Products used in
Stonewood

Internal Shiplap Cladding
Internal Shiplap Cladding
By Eco Timber Group
External Hardwood Cladding
External Hardwood Cladding
By Eco Timber Group

Professionals used in
Stonewood

Breathe
Breathe
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Eco Timber Group
Eco Timber Group
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Australia’s most awarded sustainable design firm, and its most dependable.

Our Approach

Breathe undertakes meaningful projects we can be proud of — those that align with our purpose and values.

Since we focus on maximising positive impact, many of our projects don’t fit the common definition of ‘architecture’.

We work to understand who we’re designing for. We strive to inspire, engage and support our clients and the broader communities we serve.

We prioritise social, environmental and economic sustainability in every project. We question the status quo to pursue outcomes that are informed by, and seek to better, those that came before.

Above all, we prioritise ethics along with aesthetics, and design without ego, to create the best outcomes for our clients and their communities.