Mona Lane House, Brunswick Heads Home, Australian Real Estate Architecture, NSW Project, Photos
Mona Lane House in Brunswick Heads, NSW
14 Aug 2022
Design: Harley Graham Architects
Location: Brunswick Heads, New South Wales, Australia

Photos: Anson Smart and Michael Nicholson
Mona Lane House, New South Wales
Mona Lane began in 2015 with our clients vision for riverside retirement in the sleepy suburb of Brunswick Heads.

First and foremost, was the desire for a forever home that was future proof. The clients wished to age in place, without the need for onerous maintenance requirements.

Part of this enduring vision was the desire to comfortably accommodate the entire family ?under one roof? (so to speak), with an additional 2 dwellings for each of their adult children and grandchildren.
Moving from their long-held family acreage to a suburban environment would inevitably take some adjustment. Flourishing mature gardens, the fruits of a lifetime of labour, were to be traded for apartment living- a concept that initially was difficult to reconcile for our clients, and became key to the design outcome. The new home was to embody an immersive garden experience of riverside serenity, rather than feel like an ?apartment?.

Brunswick heads is a small community full of charm. A popular destination for family holiday makers, Bruns? is characterised by life on the river inlet. Increased interest in the area has seen new development begin to populate the existing fabric of low-r...