The Hedges Residence is characterised by its material palette of planked concrete, travertine and timber, used externally and throughout the interior of the project.

The materials were chosen for their relationship to each other and their association with early modernist buildings. Using the same palette throughout the project was not a desire to be minimalistic but to emphasise the building as a single, identifiable entity. While the planked concrete extends into the house and is used in conjunction with the joinery, internally, the emphasis is mainly on timber and stone, with the concrete being a backdrop to the white oak and open-faced, rough-sawn travertine. The oak was used in custom narrow boards on the floor and in the house’s joinery, with the grain direction creating bands that break up the joinery into subtle grids. This is a more traditional detail, often found in older country houses, that provides a pleasant surprise within the modernist home.

Photography: Andy Macpherson