Stone House (Shoreham)
Nestling out of sight from the main road behind orchards and extensive landscaping, this house occupies a long shallow valley forming a natural cliff top amphitheatre above Westernport Bay. The entry, off the curving driveway-courtyard, pushes down through massive stone screen walls into a double height space lit by an arching clerestory. Stairs lead down to the living areas and the views beyond, and up to the bedrooms and studies. The rough-textured stonework contrasts with the delicate detailing of the timber ceilings and copper-detailed balustrades, and throughout a sense of intimate enclosure is set against visual connections to the gardens, grasslands and seascape beyond.