Set within the orchard country of Myrtle Creek Farm, Glen Rosa is a 1914 cottage renewed with care and restraint. The project strengthens the home’s functionality while deepening its connection to place, drawing on the site’s material history and the rhythms of its agricultural past.
A key intervention involved linking the existing shed to the house and transforming it into a generous bathroom. Recycled Tasmanian oak lines the walls and ceilings, allowing the space to retain its shed-like character while offering the comfort of contemporary amenities.
Across the cottage, original rooms were preserved and restored. The former study—once a narrow, transitional space—has become a quiet TV sitting room. The existing bathroom, previously constrained by awkward access, was redesigned to feel more spacious and resolved. During the works, one bedroom was found to be lined with early split timber boards, including the ceiling. These were carefully stripped, repaired, and reinstated as a celebrated feature of the home.
A glazed corridor now forms the link between old and new. This light-filled passage clarifies circulation, creates a defined back entry, and introduces a sheltered porch. Its transparency allows the original cottage to remain visually prominent while offering a contemporary counterpoint.
The kitchen was expanded and reoriented to improve its connection to the lounge, while a fully glazed dining space acts as a conservatory—opening the interior to the landscape and connecting seamlessly to a charred timber pergola constructed from pine trees felled on the property. These same pines were milled and used to line the ceilings and walls of the new corridor and dining area, stained dark to highlight the grain and create a deliberate contrast with the crisp white palette of the original cottage.
All new elements adopt a dark, charred timber language, grounding them in the landscape and forming a respectful dialogue with the 1914 structure. This material strategy ties the additions to the pergola and reinforces a cohesive architectural identity across the site.
Glen Rosa is a quiet, thoughtful renewal—one that supports contemporary living while honouring the heritage, materiality, and agricultural history of Myrtle Creek Farm.
