{"id":39421,"date":"2022-07-06T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T02:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=39421"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T02:33:24","slug":"inside-the-2022-australian-home-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/inside-the-2022-australian-home-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the 2022 Australian Home of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Perched on the banks of the Noosa River\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born from a simple idea, nurtured into a timeless design, and then artfully adorned in a veritable jungle of plants\u00a0to\u00a0reach its immaculate completion \u2013 Australia\u2019s\u00a0\u201cbest home\u201d is nothing short of poetry in motion.<\/p>\n

The multimillion-dollar property, perched on the banks of the Noosa<\/a> River at Witta Circle, was recently crowned the 2022 HIA-CSR Australian Home of the Year while further claiming the Custom Built Home title after a unanimous decision. And it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n

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$15m Noosa home back on market 6 mths later for $17m-plus<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

Designed by Brisbane\u2019s Shaun Lockyer Architects and built by Sunshine Coast\u2019s JW Constructions in what was collectively a three-year project, the five-bedroom abode is draped in flora and bursting with exquisite features such as a pool in the central courtyard and a glass-encased wine cellar.<\/p>\n

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The home takes cues from Brazillian modernism and prized South American designers. Photo: Christopher Frederick Jones<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taking indoor-outdoor living to a whole new level, the home draws inspiration from Brazilian modernism while paying homage to South American design heavyweights Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Marcio Kogan.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Sunshine Coast is on the same latitude as Rio and shares the same climatic conditions, being that it is sub-tropical,\u201d Lockyer says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe architecture of Brazil is characterised by singular, rational forms, usually built of stone and or concrete \u2013 or both.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Witta House draws on this long and rich tradition with the confidence that the typology is climatically responsive and certainly enduring,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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While Witta House oozes a particularly da Rocha-esque flair that works wonders with the Sunshine Coast geography, Lockyer admits the project was not without its challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a concrete construction, the house is very unforgiving of oversights, errors and misalignments, so a great deal of time was invested in planning, co-ordination and documentation so that the build would be clear, linear and free of error,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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