A one-of-a-kind Hills Home with a story in every clay brick.
Hand-forged, one clay brick at a time, by geologist David Mellon in the 1990s, the backstory is half the appeal of this truly unique home that carves out an ocean glimpse from its rear viewing deck.
Mr Mellon camped himself in the top shed while he hand-sculpted that local clay from the site - laying the foundations for a solar-powered home that utilises cleverly salvaged materials.
The result; a robust and gloriously rustic home that naturally cools and heats itself with planet (and bill) conscious gusto, set back from the road to fully immerse itself in its gum-studded natural environment.
Whether it's the cartwheel windows etched into stone, timber beams reclaimed from a west Australian bridge, corrugated iron features walls, solid redwood entry door, cedar-famed windows and French doors or the pine-clad ceilings that rake to the heavens…
Every piece of this all-seasons home tells its own charming story.
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