The coral tree craned over the house into the main deck
Articulated terrazzo stair
Stair link between house and lawn
Lawn and steps interface
Cobbled natural stone and sleeper path during construction
Cobbled natural stone and sleeper path one year later
Cobbled stone and sleeper detail
Indigenous plants and climbers ramping up the gabions
Climbers on clearview fence

The coral tree craned over the house into the main deck

Articulated terrazzo stair

Stair link between house and lawn

Lawn and steps interface

Cobbled natural stone and sleeper path during construction

Cobbled natural stone and sleeper path one year later

Cobbled stone and sleeper detail

Indigenous plants and climbers ramping up the gabions

Climbers on clearview fence

The coral tree craned over the house into the main deck thumbnailArticulated terrazzo stair thumbnailStair link between house and lawn thumbnailLawn and steps interface thumbnailCobbled natural stone and sleeper path during construction thumbnailCobbled natural stone and sleeper path one year later thumbnailCobbled stone and sleeper detail thumbnail
Indigenous plants and climbers ramping up the gabions thumbnailClimbers on clearview fence thumbnail
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Land is a precious in Bantry Bay. Gabion retaining was discussed as a way to create terraced levels to maximise space. Co-creators mooted the idea that the house to be demolished be used to fill the gabion baskets on the site. In this way we prevented the need for 70 truckloads of rubble removal and gabion stone supply. Excavated site stone was used to “face” the gabions rendering a natural look. Architect Antonio  Zaninovic designed a beautiful house carefully juxtaposed for views and the enjoyment of the enormous existing ficus tree. We built stone cobble and sleeper stairs to access the bottom 0f the site. Birds abound in the indigenous trees lining this area. A large coral tree was craned over the house and installed in a custom designed planter on the pool deck. Coral trees are planted on the graves of Zulu royalty.