MEDITATION SUITES LUXURY PAVILIONS SIGNATURE SPA DINING AND LEISURE
GYMNASIUM ORCHARD SUITES SANCTURY SPA
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The Signature Spas and Luxury villas are the finishing touches to Gwinganna Health retreat.The four luxury villas, comprising of both double and single bed variables, are scattered along the hillside and designed to nestle into the land. They are detailed with with the same reclaimed Australian hardwood timbers as other areas of the retreat. Here they are used as smaller partially exposed beams, while the building skin is reminiscent of traditional Queenslanders with their ship lap timber cladding. These members are set against a rich background of a ceiling lined with a salvaged iron bark and spotted gum blend re-milled and kiln dried.
This ceiling treatment is mirrored on the floor using the same timber in 130mm wide boards coated to catch the sunlight flowing through from the large windows that capture and frame the surrounding views and intertwine the inside with the outside. The timber floor smoothly transitions to the external deck. Here, Spotted Gum was nominated, its deep warmth of colour compliments the cool hues of the plunge pool. Further, various timber species are evident in details such as the stained Marine Ply soffits & fascias, in the carefully joinered doors & windows and the random patterning of the timber screening. The resulting product is a beautifully crafted structure combining the old with the new and in so doing delivered an extremely economically constructed building that will be around for another 100 or more years as this is the nature of carefully planning and designing using Australian hardwoods. Winner: Australian Timber Design Awards 2011Design Team: Pouné Parsanejad Date of completion: September 2007 Location: Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland – Yugambeh Country Builder: Peter Friske Photographer: Brett Broardman |