A country house in Melbourne, Australia, designed by local design studio Lynda Gardener. The cabins were designed and built by a couple who realized their dream of creating a unique family refuge and sometimes an exclusive holiday home that can accommodate up to 10 people. What gives the cabin its identity and sense of unity is the use of one material: wood, which provides the raw material for the building and custom storage. The designer reuses the discarded wood collected by the owner for a long time to create a seamless connection between the house and nature and the natural vernacular.

The mix of Oregon (Douglas Fir), ironbark, silvertop ash and Australian hardwood timber, the surrounding earthy ambience and underfoot organic warmth exudes a restful calm. Interestingly, throughout the entire space, not one plastered or painted wall breaks the flow. There is a softness and subtleness to the timber: it moves and changes colour seasonally, and as enter, the building immediately cocoons . At night, with pitch-black skies, the wood lends an overwhelming quiet to spaces and sleep.