Brooklet House by Seven Mile Architects

Driven by a desire to blend indoor and outdoor spaces at Brooklet House, Seven Mile Architects has crafted a highly refined and functional home for a young family in rural New South Wales.

The stepped, rectilinear form of Brooklet House perches atop the hills of a former cattle station on Bundjalung Country, positioned to frame panoramic views through expansive floor-to-ceiling glazing. Its sleek design features two flat projections that form the roof and floor planes, emerging from the landscape with a monolithic clarity that embraces vistas of the valley, ocean and orchards beyond. “The variety of views across the site ensures that each living, bedroom, bathroom space connects to the outdoors, with most spaces featuring doors that open to the outside,” says Seven Mile Architects.

The external finishes of Brooklet House are strikingly luminous against its lush surroundings.

The home features an L-shaped layout, with an elongated communal wing flanked by a cluster of adjacent bedrooms. Together, these gently encircle an outdoor terrace, pool and firepit connected by a sweeping pavement of roughly cut limestone. Partially shaded by the roof canopy, which stretches beyond the glazed perimeter of the home, the terrace maximises opportunities for sheltered outdoor enjoyment.

The external finishes of Brooklet House are strikingly luminous against its lush surroundings. In addition to the white-framed windows, a lime-based chalky paint coats the facade walls, enhancing both brightness and texture. This approach not only sets the structure apart from the landscape but also highlights external recesses adorned with accents of spotted gum timber.

Throughout the home, natural stone finishes and spotted gum joinery enhance the kitchen benchwork and interior spaces, introducing depth to the otherwise neutral material palette.

At the south-west corner, the entry nook leads directly into a spacious communal area that hosts the dining, kitchen and living areas. This undivided volume features fully operable glazing and is accentuated by a Calacatta Viola marble benchtop. Throughout the home, natural stone finishes and spotted gum joinery enhance the kitchen benchwork and interior spaces, introducing depth to the otherwise neutral material palette.

Prioritising visual connections to the outdoors, the bedroom wing descends along the natural slope towards the northern sun. Bathrooms are adorned with travertine benchtops and vanities, with Seven Miles Architects creatively using offcut pieces to craft floating stone shelves.

The boundaries are softened by low-lying native landscaping, creating a lush perimeter that strengthens views as well as the home’s connection with nature.

The boundaries are softened by low-lying native landscaping, creating a lush perimeter that strengthens views as well as the home’s connection with nature. Plantings around the bathrooms and outdoor pool area also provide added privacy while contributing to the site’s tranquil atmosphere.

A screened courtyard is nestled at the junction between the communal and bedroom wings, featuring a skylit void that bathes adjacent bedroom and living spaces in natural light. Seven Miles Architects integrates these simple pockets of landscaping, including a garden wall that peels out behind the home’s eastern edge, complementing the existing trees on site.

Architecture by Seven Mile Architects. Build by Matt Toghill.