129 Hunts Gap Road

Mandurang South VIC 3551

When an artist and an engineer, who share an environmental conscience and deep abiding love of nature, combine their talents to create a place that really makes you feel like you've come home, that is just as interesting and clever as it is comfortable and beautiful, the result is simply elegant, full of surprises, and above all the most unique and captivating home and property you will have the pleasure of discovering for a long time past and a long time to come.

Set on 18 acres of partially cleared native land, this solar passive residence with a carbon neutral footprint has been forged largely from reclaimed materials. Even the mudbricks were fashioned from the earth removed for the site cut.

Having been engineered to the nth degree means that not only does the winter sun warm the floor by grace of the northerly aspect, but also that the angle and elevation of the front verandah ensures that the summer sun does not heat the Northern wall. Great consideration has gone into the finest detail of all features of the home such as the solid fuel heater, with a heatbank in the chimney cavity, with sufficient storage for up to 8 hours of heating, ducted for fan-forced distribution to floor vents in all rooms.

Set in to an exquisite natural stone feature wall, the wood heater has concertina doors which transition it into an open fireplace so you can toast marshmallows if you like. It also has a built-in wood box beside the fire, which upon closer inspection is actually a trolley for convenient wood collection.

While the residence has the understated timeless quality of earthy construction materials, it has an undeniable air of opulence from finer points such as brick arches over doorways and chamfered corners on walls. An unmistakable artistic harmony rises from a perfect balance having been struck between them. This is so much more than a three bedroom plus study, two bathroom home, with a four room mudbrick bungalow. It's a work of art with little pieces of history waiting to be discovered throughout.

Delightful treasures such as 18th century French door handles sourced from an antique shop in Germany, an original clawfoot bath with nickel plated feet and elbow taps that will make bathtime so much fun, operating them with your feet, a heavily embossed cast iron pull chain cistern and tiny railway basin, a genuine VicRail luggage rack for your towels and historic doors from a local hotel and the Bendigo hospital, there is even an item from the Shamrock. These things and many more will provide a connection to different times and places. It has truly been built from love, but it's not only apparent in the house it's also very obvious from the immaculately landscaped gardens.

Lush green well established garden beds under leafy bowers, are complemented with stone retaining walls and brick paths. Veggie beds and a sandpit are nearby a wonderful bungalow which would make an ideal artists studio or guest quarters, while the most inviting tea house is nestled on the shore of an ornamental dam that becomes vibrant with water Lillies, and the kids are going to absolutely adore Rex - the five legged tree stump creature who won't be denied.

Abundant water is provided through tanks, a bore and two dams. Even the shedding is something special with the interesting lines of a Dutch barn, plus an enormous workshop has an attached garage, storage area and woodshed with some equipment.

While the visual appeal of this property takes prominence and the functionality is unsurpassed, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that there is a National Park within 100 metres with trails ideal for mountain biking or bush walking. It's ideally suited to someone who enjoys outdoor lifestyle activities. If you're into horse riding you'll love the nearby pony club, or maybe you'd prefer to use the local tennis courts. It's just 10 minutes to the Kangaroo Flat train station for a quick commute to Melbourne, or under 20 minutes to heart of Bendigo's CBD.

You are most welcome to contact the agent for further details.

Wayne Heard 0409 248 477