Live gently on the earth

House - Binalong Bay Tas

The opportunity to purchase such a beautifully designed property rarely does come along. To be able to offer such a totally self-sustainable eco-friendly property on 2ha (4.94 acres) in such a beautiful location is a great pleasure.

Designed to make the most of the north facing location, every detail of this home has been cleverly thought through as part of the design process, and then delivered through the building phase.

On offer is an open plan living, dining and kitchen area adjoining the covered front deck that overlooks the natural gardens, Labyrinth and walking paths with distant ocean views.

Featuring recycled Oregon timber windows, Radiata Pine feature beams, Radiata pine slab kitchen benches and the rendered Straw Bale walls make this area warm and inviting. A separate pantry with plenty of storage adjoins the galley kitchen.

Downstairs has polished compacted earth floors in bedrooms that feature mud brick walls made from on-site clay. The master bedroom has outside sliding door access into a Japanese garden, overlooking a healthy frog pond.

This very low- embodied energy house features a stand alone 8 x 130 watt (1.04kw) solar power system with 24-volt battery storage and a 4/2000, 240-volt inverter. A gas cooker, low consumption 24-volt refrigerator, solar hot water system with wood fire back up make for a ‘no power bill’ household.