Gawthorne’s Hut, Mudgee New South Wales, NSW Sustainable Residence, Australian Home, Architecture Images
Gawthorne’s Hut in Mudgee, NSW
29 Nov 2021
Design: Cameron Anderson Architects
Location: Mudgee, NSW, Australia

Gawthorne’s Hut is a luxury, 2 person, off grid, tourism experience within a working rural property 10 minutes from the centre of Mudgee. The project intends to create a unique and sustainable tourism experience that responds directly to the history and context of the property.

Gawthorne’s Hut
The angled galvanised clad shell and rich timber lined interior reference the predominant rural vernacular of hay sheds and outbuildings and in particular the existing hay shed that was destroyed by a storm in 2017.
The angled roof form of galvanised steel is both a reference to the relic of the existing shed and also the client?s desire to accommodate the solar array on the building. The solar array meant the need to maximise the Northern roof area. The angled form is emphasised internally through a blackbutt lined ceiling which also frames the valley views to the East.

The Micro floor plan of 40 sqm internal area is maximised through the use of an open floor plan and minimal joinery, the only enclosed area being the WC. A low height brick wall provides a small degree of separation to the bathroom functions.

The recycled bricks have been meticulously repurposed from the only surviving part of the original cottage on the property, the firep...