5 Smeaton Road, Clunes VIC 3370

A contemporary country home with rural memory and borrowings.
Easy living, comfort plus. Everything is done.
The build brief: Tough, high spec, low maintenance - durable.
The low pitch roof nestles the structure into the slope giving the house a hide away feeling.
The roof area is almost twice that of the interior to allow maximum shelter. It was designed as a 12 foot verandah surrounding a central room.
It provides undercover outdoor living easily accessible from the main room: There is an undercover carport with a generous entry that also accommodates firewood storage.
At the rear is a large outdoor living area with entry onto dining, living and rear bedroom. Around the perimeter of the house deep eaves provide all year protection, welcome summer shade & shelter from winter rain.
The interior layout has modern country living in mind:
The large living room at the heart of the building has a high ceiling and connects to the rear verandas through tall glass sliding doors.
The kitchen & dining areas are to one side and also connect to the veranda through glass sliding doors.
The spacious verandah over looks the garden & beyond to views of the historic buildings in Clunes.
The private spaces, two bedrooms, bathroom, laundry and second shower room, are separated from the living area by a large sliding door which gives these rooms privacy.
The front and rear bedrooms each have access to the garden.
Between the bedrooms is a large bathroom, a separate laundry with entry to a smaller shower room & WC.
Other key features
The doors are bespoke and all have security doors that are fly and mozzie proof.
Grey water ready: a separate waste pipe is provided that can be diverted to a pumping tank for garden watering.
Rain water connected to kitchen sink, delivered by low voltage pump.
Toilet cisterns fitted with dual water inlets for town, rain or gray water supply.
Interior wall paint is highest quality non toxic Bio product.
Double thickness plywood floor for improved thermal and acoustic quality.
Tall internal doors for effective warming of the whole house from the slow combustion heater.
exterior cladding is Luna wood a heat treated red pine from Finland which is used in saunas and has been sealed with an exterior lime wash finish.
The 3 kilowatt solar system is battery ready and has online recording of power generation.
for energy efficiency the electric hot water service has been fitted with a Sunnymate which is a smart device that directs all surplus power to water heating. Call Colette on 0488052155 an agent that works weekends (Clunes the jewel of the Victorian goldfields)