16 Elgin Road, Beechworth VIC 3747

Phone enquiry code for this property: 2479

This strawbale home, built in 2010 on just over a half acre, is a sanctuary to live in. It is peaceful; cool in summer and cozy in winter. The home faces north and is designed to take advantage of winter sun and ensure that during the summer minimal sun heat enters the home. In winter the home is kept cozy and warm with a small Nectre Wood heater. Double glazed windows and doors, 500mm, (greater than) R10 walls and 240mm R 6.0 insulation in the roof and a slab floor ensure that the building is efficient and a pleasure to live in.

The home is designed as open plan with a central kitchen space, constructed from recycled red gum and hard wood timbers with a re-cycled red brick floor which have been lovingly restored. The kitchen is serviced by a gas top plate and electric oven. At either end of the building envelope are two open plan bedrooms. A breezeway on the western end of the building adjoins an attached storage space, which could easily be converted into an additional room. All window frames are of high quality aluminium with the northern windows having generous recycled red gum sills which enable a seating space to watch over the activity in the garden.

The outlook is onto an established native garden and provides privacy and a bushland feel, enhanced by the home being set at the rear of the property. A naturally spring fed small dam provides the property with water for the garden all year round resulting in a thriving garden, vegetable patch and range of fruit and nut trees. The property backs onto the Beechworth Lake Sambell Reserve, further enhancing the sense of space and openness of this half acre block.

Features
- Passive solar open plan design
- Solar grid connect 1.5 Kw power
- Solar hot water system
- 50,000 ltr water tank (no water use costs)
- 2 open plan bedrooms
- 1 bathroom/laundry
- Steel load bearing frame design
- Established native garden, vegetable garden and chicken coop
- Spring fed dam providing year round garden water.
- Council planning regulations permit applications for a second dwelling and subdivision.

Phone enquiry code for this property: 2479