Binnum Homestead
Warwick, Southeast Queensland
Binnum, in Warwick is a much-loved country homestead in the southern downs.
Built in 1884 as a Ham & Bacon Farm, with the first wheat fields in Warwick, Binnum is perched on a hill overlooking the Condamine River and Warwick Racecourse.
Addressing the brief & wanting to be responsive to the building’s historical significance & sensitive to the client’s significant affection for the building. The new extension was conceived to reference rural Australian fam buildings, connecting to the original sandstone building very lightly, whilst being subservient to it and complementing the surrounding landscape.
Playing homage to the existing sandstone walls, spectacular views and typology of new and old architecture, the barn will remain timeless among the hills of Warwick.
Project details
Status
Completed 2024
Project Type
Alteration & Addition to a Heritage Homestead
Location
Warwick, Southern Downs
Floor area
420sqm
Photography & Styling
Architectural Team
Alexandra Buchanan with Jacob Jooste
Construction Team
Materials
Timber, Steel, Glass & Stone
Concept Explorations
Critical to the success of this project were the initial conceptual arrangements and planning; We always explore a series of options in the interrogation of a brief but for this sensitive heritage project particularly the relationship between the new insertion and the existing sandstone cottage and how best to exploit the opportunities of the spectacular elevated site determined whether the project would progress or not...
Concept Explorations
Ultimately a more discrete approach was preferred, one that allowed the existing sandstone cottage to be the hero whilst unifying a number of existing out buildings.
