Our story

A place shaped by its surroundings.

In late 2014, after hiking through Tasmania’s Central Highlands, Lisa and Sam took a detour to the Bay of Fires. They discovered a steep, bushy block at the end of a dirt track and returned over the following years to camp, observe its rhythms and sketch out a small off-grid dwelling.

The intention was a total living environment: a restrained relationship between building and landscape, inspired by Glen Murcutt’s idea of touching the earth lightly and Gordon Ford’s respect for the spirit of place.

Dwelling + landscape

Two pavilions separate cooking and relaxing from sleeping and showering. A timber deck links the buildings, dividing a garden courtyard from the original campfire area. Corrugated iron and hardwood create a robust shell; inside, Tasmanian oak, marine ply and cork add warmth and honesty.

The garden was reshaped back toward the natural ground with local granite, gravel and indigenous plants. Hundreds of locally sourced plants now regenerate the areas disturbed during building.