"THE HERMITAGE" - OMNIA VINCIT AMOR
The Hermitage - OMNIA VINCIT AMOR
"The land with a vision"
Owners' comments:
When I first arrived in the Collins Creek Valley in 2010, I was impressed by the timeless natural beauty of the pure and healthy productive farmland surrounded by some of the world’s most ancient rainforests of the Border Ranges National Park and the locally iconic “Helmet peak”.
I immediately felt that anything I built and created here had to naturally blend into this valley and enhance its beauty, rather than disturbing it. And it had to be of prime quality and workmanship. So, for the construction of the house and both sheds I chose heavy local hardwood and basalt rock, materials found here naturally, finished with strong green Colourbond roofs to match the forest canopies.
THE BUILDINGS
The idea of using stone and wood continues throughout the entire property, and in total I have used six types of stone: basalt for walls, sandstone for the front staircase, slate for the exterior flooring, polished red Indian granite for the interior flooring, and marble with Italian travertine designs for the bathroom walls. All structural timber, framework and external cladding is made of locally sourced hardwoods and is fully council approved.
All windows are hand made from hardwood by a local joinery craftsman, and the mezzanine handrails from wood preserved in its natural form are finished with steel panels imitating leafy canopies, all designed, hand assembled and carefully welded together and painted to form this one of many artistic features of the house.
The highlight of the living area is a beautiful and unique 3 - piece leadlight with a tropical forest landscape, which was designed by a late friend of mine and artist (the drawings can be supplied to the new owner digitally upon request). It was meticulously produced by “Glasmalerei Peters Studios” in Paderborn, Germany, one of the world’s oldest and most renowned artistic leadlight manufacturers and leading suppliers of restoration works for large European cathedrals (like the gothic Cathedral of Cologne) and other major customers worldwide.
The house and garage are finished in a classy and rustic style with numerous high-quality features like copper water faucets, a kitchen designed with antique furniture, vintage style light switches, external lights, etc. There are too many details to name, come and explore!
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