On paper, Bryden House may appear to be a rather modest project; a small house commissioned by an art-loving mountain village bookshop owner originally from Scotland, living in Australia since the 1970s. However, what it may seemingly lack in scale and ambition it makes up for in clever design, dramatic views and the location’s natural beauty.
The site sits on the top of a slope near Witta in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, an area rich with mountains and valleys as well as the remnants of a sub-tropical rainforest, which remind the owner of her childhood near Kilmarnock in Scotland. Aiming for a design that would be down-to-earth and low maintenance, the client worked with BVN Architecture to create her perfect home, a place that would allow for contemplation of nature, art and literature as well as for the occasional guest entertainment.
The result, a lightweight metal clad pavilion sitting on the top of a slope overlooking the surrounding dairying country’s rolling hills, is a cosy and straightforward structure. Careful finishes ensure lots of clean space for displaying the owner’s art and book collection, while the material choices throughout are simple and pragmatic.
Including resting and living areas as well as a number of outdoor terraces, the house is an ideal nature retreat; a claim supported by the building’s healthy relationship with the scenery around it. Large windows in all directions frame the mountain views and not only establish a strong connection between house and landscape, but also puts nature right on centre stage in almost every part of the house.
Going for the inexpensive and functional certainly didn’t mean any compromise in terms of quality; the design also prides some first-class sustainable design features, including solar power, rainwater harvesting, waste water treatment and plantation timber framing, floors and joinery, making this not only a great-looking house in a superb location but an extremely environmentally-conscious one too.
The site sits on the top of a slope near Witta in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, an area rich with mountains and valleys
Aiming for a design that would be down-to-earth and low maintenance, the client worked with BVN Architecture to create her perfect home
The result, a lightweight metal clad pavilion sitting on the top of a slope overlooking the surrounding dairying country’s rolling hills, is a cosy and straightforward structure
Careful finishes ensure lots of clean space for displaying the owner’s art and book collection, while the material choices throughout are simple and pragmatic.
Including resting and living areas as well as a number of outdoor terraces, the house is an ideal nature retreat; a claim supported by the building’s healthy relationship with the scenery around it.
Large windows in all directions frame the mountain views and not only establish a strong connection between house and landscape, but also puts nature right on centre stage in almost every part of the house.
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