Contemporary Country – A bold and unequivocal statement in wood
The beautifully restored colonial city of Maryborough in the southeast corner of Queensland is one of Australia’s best-kept secrets. And to some extent, that’s just how the locals like it – none more so than the sawmilling Hyne family which is as synonymous with the area as the uniquely south-to-north-flowing Mary River that meanders through it.
Natural timber boarding was used for the roof and walls of this house in Norfolk evoking the traditional construction of local windmills, boat houses and boat building of the Broads.
This long, low, oak-framed structure relates to the medieval tradition of transitory timber buildings, such as pentices walkway, oriels and it makes extensive use of oak and timber-framed galleries.