447 Wellington Mill Road

Wellington Mill WA 6236

Surrounded by state forest, with the Ferguson River winding through the property, a very striking piece of contemporary architecture is nestled in the valley. Designed by Jeffery Considine, award-winning architect and a pioneer of Australian environmental architecture, it is a solar-passive house combining clean contemporary lines and dramatic touches of blade walls and corten steel. It's all beautifully configured with glass and indoor-outdoor flow to embrace the long green views as you move through the home, and the steel swimming pool appears to float above the garden, reflecting forest and sky. Red-tailed cockatoos, little blue wrens, scrub wrens, white robins and kangaroos are your daily companions in this secluded environment, but when you want to connect, a rich community is close at hand. Celebrated local wineries, breweries and restaurants are ten minutes away; it's half an hour's drive to Bunbury, and 45 minutes to Busselton.

A vast central room features a high domed ceiling creating a sense of play, volume and light. It's a flexible space for a studio, workspace or whatever you wish - long table gatherings, weddings or house concerts - flowing outdoors on two sides to a courtyard and a wide balcony. It's flanked by two wings: an extra-wide gallery-style hallway leads to a sleeping zone with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the bedrooms featuring limewashed floors in marri timber from the property.

On the other side of the home, open-plan kitchen, living and dining leads to a poolside patio. The kitchen is in timeless style with a concrete island, the palette of limewashed white cabinetry and stainless steel benchtops is repeated throughout the home, and Marmorino polished plaster is another fine texture. Polished concrete floors retain the energy from the northern sun, and a double-sided fireplace warms both studio and living.