Moat’s Corner draws on an inspired vision and a commitment to an established setting, refined to a point of tranquil precision, forming an interactive haven, with which to experience the life and energy that surrounds it.
The sites layered history began with a pioneering family, after whom Moat’s Corner was named. A gnarled cypress lined driveway is a historic cue to the first settlers on this rural property within the coastal town on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula.
Next came almost 70 years of a gardeners cultivating and collecting, resulting in a rambling and diverse array of flora across 5 acres of the 53 acre stretch. A new phase now and the owners’ commitment to create a home over the existing footprint set the tone for the design challenge – to respond to the integrity of its setting.
With full regard to sustainable practices and generational design, Vibe Design Group has long embodied Biophilic Design Principles that seeks connection with the natural world – embracing a human desire to feel linked to the environment and in turn enhancing our daily living experiences.
The elevated main level of the home observes the immediate gardens from a habitual perspective.
Mid- canopy height, the glazed walls completely soak up the greenery that surrounds them.
A deep, continual eave line both shields from a hot summer glare and embraces the warming winter glow. The northern length of the building is realised from the main living through to the master wing and back, with a sliding doorway the only possible disruption.
Private from the gym and golf room, a self-contained guest wing with its own outlook, to the pool level and to the east, opening up to rural paddocks where cattle graze at a pedestrian pace. The stone wall motif returns to frame the pool at one side and separate from the recreational area on the other. A raised roof structure affords ventilation and easterly light to the entry space, rumpus room and any centralised amenities.
Perched respectfully, the modernist inspired style opens itself up to the garden at every opportunity, equally important and equally celebrated.
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