Warburton Arch House is that rare place where exceptional modern design sits lightly in a landscape of spectacular views and towering native forest. A tranquil billabong, framed by native plantings designed by renowned landscape architect Philip Johnson, delivers a home with a profound connection to nature.
Some houses occupy a piece of land. This one belongs to it.
Featured on Grand Designs Australia, designed by Soft Loud Architects and crafted by the homeowners, this remarkable 7.5-star energy-rated eco home is designed with Feng Shui principles. A serene, curvaceous, native grass-topped dream, it gently emerges from its 3½-acre landscape.
Additional to the house is the Lily Pad, a highly regarded Airbnb recognised as a Guest Favourite and consistently ranked among Airbnb's highest-performing stays. This self-contained studio, cantilevered over the billabong, offers the opportunity to continue sharing this extraordinary setting with guests. Fitted with a clever Murphy (fold-down) bed, it’s also ideal as a creative studio, wellness retreat, home office or accommodation for extended family.
Named the Warburton Arch House by Grand Designs Australia, the owners, who consider themselves more guardians, call it Double Happiness, referencing the house number thirty-three, with three considered highly auspicious in Chinese culture. The home's distinctive arched living roof, inspired by the shape of the hills across the valley, together with locally sourced stone walls, reflects an architecture intrinsically connected to place.
Inside, beautifully textured interiors feature travertine floors warmed by hydronic underfloor heating. Blackwood joinery, fire-rated Blackbutt doors and soaring open spaces combine with exceptional thermal performance to deliver a home that is as comfortable as it is striking.
Centred around a stone fireplace with a Cheminees Philippe slow-combustion wood fireplace, the expansive living and dining area enjoys extraordinary garden and billabong views, while the adjacent sunroom captures precious winter sunshine. A commanding entertainer's kitchen combines concrete benchtops with premium Siemens and Fisher & Paykel appliances and a Quasar rangehood, while rustic barn doors conceal a walk-in pantry.
With versatility in mind, a generous office with adjoining storage room, plus a second smaller office, offer scope for an additional bedroom. A mezzanine, perfect for guest accommodation, incorporates a cosy television lounge, along with a bedroom and ensuite bathroom at one end. At the other end, an additional office and bedroom are concealed behind a whimsical bookcase door.
A peaceful sanctuary, the master suite comprises a walk-in robe, separate toilet and luxurious ensuite with double shower and vanity. Glazing provides an outlook from the freestanding bath to a Balinese garden, offering the indulgence of a hot outdoor shower beneath a crisp mountain sky.
Life here unfolds with the rhythm of the seasons, where mist drifts through the forest at dawn, deer graze quietly on the hillside and frogs serenade warm summer evenings. Mature chestnut trees attract cockatoos and king parrots each autumn, while garden plantings are complemented by a productive orchard and a fern gully with a mountain spring feeding the billabong. Long lunches around the wood-fired pizza oven, evenings by the firepit and an ever-changing tapestry of native birds, butterflies, dragonflies and wildlife: this exceptional home invites you to slow down and rewards you every day.
Completing the property is the ultimate man cave – an 8m x 12m workshop with mezzanine storage and three-phase power. There is plentiful parking with double and single carports, extensive storage and two concrete water tanks with triple filtration. Just five minutes from Warburton's cafes, wine bars, river walks and village atmosphere.
Some houses occupy a piece of land. This one is waiting for you to belong to it.
Disclaimer: The information contained herein has been supplied to us and is to be used as a guide only. No information in this report is to be relied upon for financial or legal purposes. Although every care has been taken in the preparation of the above information, we stress that particulars herein are for information only and do not constitute representation by the Owners or Agent.
