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Above: Tucked under the highest
part of the curving roof, the master
bedroom has an airy ambience.
The architect set the bedroom to
the front of the house in part to
provide views of the mature oak
tree. Clerestory windows help bring
control over the sun’s rays in a
home built with passive heating and
cooling in mind. The ceiling battens
are one of several proprietary
elements designed by the home’s
developer, Giorgi Exclusive Homes.

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“One of the most appealing aspects of the
house is the way it blurs its lines of functionality. Large stacker doors open the indoors to the
alfresco area and garden, making it hard to see
where one space ends and another begins.
“Several elements further this illusion. Four
ceiling bays and pale Carrara flooring continue
from inside to out, and the indoor and outdoor
kitchens are separated by a transparent glass
partition,” says the architect.
Invisible dividing lines feature in other
ways too. To avoid the need for pool fencing,
Rietveld created a moat-like safety feature with

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an infinity edge. The only way to access the pool
and spa is through a discreet glass door at the
far end of the entertainment space. Similarly, a
wine cellar that is on show to the living areas is
behind a glass screen, with access via the larder.
The entire ground floor area is designed to
create a sense of spaciousness and openness.
And this ambience continues in the master
suite, where the airy bedroom connects to the
master bathroom by a walk-through wardrobe.
The material palette emphasises natural
finishes, from the Balinese stone facade, built up
by hand over six months, pebble by pebble, to