Projecting windows and a fully glazed gable end provide views of nature from inside the black and white living space of a house in the resort town of Hepburn Springs, Australia.
Melbourne architecture office Telha Clarke was commissioned by a client living in the city to create a contemporary second home on a semi-rural site.

Hepburn Springs House occupies a plateau, and is accessed via a driveway that descends from the street before crossing a gully and rising again to reach the small area of flatter land.
Two adjoining volumes are arranged perpendicular to one another.

A larger gabled structure is entirely clad in slate shingles.
This contrasts with the plain white render of the adjoining guest wing and garage.

The single storey building is entered through an opening in the wall beside the garage. A path formed by irregular stone slabs leads to a glazed door that opens into the open-plan living space.

The living area is contained in a lofty, gabled structure intersected by four large dormers.
These windows extend from above the eaves to a concrete plinth running along the building's perimeter.

Viewed from outside, the concrete base anchors the house in the landscape.
Inside it helps to break up the overall volume fo the large room.

The plinth also provides casual seating nooks inserted into the dormers.
Black walls around the windows contrast with the white interior, framing the views.

A kitchen island made from dark timber provides another counterpoint to the wall...