Torrens Valley House

Torrens Valley House

Completed 2019

Encouraging a coming together of the family at large, the original heritage cottage property is restored and endowed a significant extension to the rear to ensure its relevance. Opening out to the surrounding and bountiful landscape and acreage that surrounds, a shared openness reinforces a connection to the natural elements, and to the farming heritage of the owners. Intimately familiar with the property the owner wanted to reconnect to the land through his own lens, with a response that was uniquely representational of him and his family today.

Funnelling a contemporary sensibility together with the want to create something fresh and unique for the address, the approach takes a deviation from the stylings of their other coastal and urban properties and is a rurally restrained home. Located in Torrens Valley, the home forms part of a larger legacy that has been passed down through generations, with this particular site marking the beginnings of a love of tinkering. As a weekender, and as a place of retreat and recharge, the generous land the home sits amongst ensures a disconnect, and through focussing on warm and textural finishes together with more muted tones, the home becomes a true place of calm.