Landscape and sustainability influenced this modern farmhouse. Situated 90 minutes from Melbourne near a small rural community, the site sits in a little valley with views over an agricultural landscape. The owners sought a simple, honest, modern farmhouse that blended into the landscape and was a home for them to live in, not admire like a museum. LAYAN, wanting the home to be sustainably driven, retained as much of the structural elements of the existing 1950s cottage as possible and reimagined the layout with a small addition. A simple and modern material palette was used, with white and oak veneer in the interiors and a Shou Sugi Ban exterior, influenced by the history of the area. The modern country home strongly emphasised sustainability, with the architect and owners wanting to create a better planet through a minimal footprint. Website article with photographs and the floor plan; https://simpledwelling.net/episodes/homes/warr-ferrington-layan The Harmony of Living in Tune with Nature in this Off-Grid Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54F5iLpUr0 An Architect's Own Family Off-Grid Sustainable Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSVfpJDtmCM LAYAN https://www.layan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/layan_architecture/ Join to have the Simple Edition delivered to your inbox every month; https://simpledwelling.net/simple-edition Support what I do by becoming a channel member; null Simple Dwelling https://www.simpledwelling.net/ https://www.instagram.com/simple_dwelling https://www.simpledwelling.net/shop For business inquires, advertising, sponsorship, etc, visit https://www.simpledwelling.net/advertise Have a home that is simple and sustainable? Consider submitting for a featured episode; https://simpledwelling.net/submissions Produced by Simple Dwelling Filmed and Edited by Simple Dwelling / Anthony Richardson #HomeDesign #ModernFarmhouse #InteriorDesign #HouseTour #HomeTour