Builder: Bernie Everett Building

Architect: Adriano Bonomi

Location: Boon Wurrung traditional lands (Shoreham, VIC)

Stylist: Belle Hemming

The design of Stony Creek Farm was intended to be sustainable from the start.  Simple elements, local materials and trades, reclaimed timber, and mostly off-grid.

 The rammed earth was at the core of the design. Walls up to a metre thick provided both summer and winter thermal insulation. The rammed earth buildings were designed to not need air-conditioning - just good cross ventilation and a couple of ceiling fans. 

Despite an extensive 12.5Kw Solar installation, there is still a connection to the electricity grid. Other services such as water and sewage are fully off-grid.

The timber used in the feature ceilings, internal joinery and partitions, the cladding of the guest wing and in the making of the indoor and outdoor tables is reclaimed ironbark.