Set on a lifestyle property on the outskirts of Cambridge, this four-bedroom home is designed to balance rural ease with considered architectural detail. With two bathrooms, two living areas, double garaging, and a dedicated work-from-home office, the layout supports the demands of modern family living while maintaining a strong connection to its setting.

The design takes a familiar rural language and refines it through proportion and materiality. A traditional gable roof form anchors the home, while a layered exterior palette of plaster, horizontal weatherboard, stone, and metal profile cladding introduces texture and visual depth. The result is a home that feels established and enduring, yet clearly contemporary in its execution.

Internally, raked ceilings lift the main living spaces, where exposed timber trusses and timber sarking bring warmth, rhythm, and craft into focus. These structural elements are left visible, celebrating the architecture and adding a sense of honesty and scale.

Outdoor living is a key focus, with a louvred covered area providing flexible shelter for year-round use, extending naturally to the swimming pool and landscaped surrounds. The home is ultimately a composed rural retreat—grounded in tradition, elevated through detail, and designed for relaxed, functional living.