Flinders Residence

Key to the brief for the recently completed ‘Flinders Residence’ located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula was the client’s vision for a family home that was non-contemporary in its formal expression. In response to this, architect Abe McCarthy has conceived a series of connected buildings that feel farmhouse in style, yet distinctly modern in aesthetic.
Inside and outside Abelwood Tasmanian Oak by Neville Smith Forest Products (NSFP) is featured as the principal material. From bespoke external cladding and internal wall and ceiling lining to Woodsmith’s Shannon Rise Engineered Flooring, NSFP’s innovative timber products are used to create a deeply textural and tonal palette that offers a sense of comfort and warmth, grounding the individual within the home’s sweeping volumes.
“This is a house that celebrates beautiful modern design but is ultimately liveable. It’s a marriage between a country-style barn house and a modern expression of architecture, with moments of glamour juxtaposed against moments of pragmatism. A truly unique residence,” says Alicia Villella, director of AV-ID and interior designer on the project.