Horizon House by Neil Architecture

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Mar 8

Horizon House by Neil Architecture

Shelter on a hilltop in Fish Creek, Victoria

In Partnership with UniCote

How do you build shelter in a landscape defined by wind, weather and wide open views? In the rolling hills near Fish Creek, Horizon House by Neil Architecture was designed to withstand the elements while embracing the vast outlook toward Corner Inlet and Wilsons Promontory.

Overlooking Corner Inlet and the distant horizon of Wilson Promontory, Horizon House by Neil Architecture is conceived as a quiet response to the rugged landscape of Gippsland. Set on an exposed hilltop site near Fish Creek, the house balances openness to its panoramic views with the need for protection from strong winds and weather. The design resolves this tension through a simple, elongated form that sits low against the terrain, allowing the landscape to remain the primary focus. Wrapped in UniCote Lux Corten Red cladding, the exterior provides a durable envelope suited to the site’s BAL-40 bushfire rating while introducing tonal depth that reflects the colours of the surrounding landscape. Internally, dark timber linings, polished concrete and locally sourced materials establish a warm and grounded interior, shaping a home that feels both protective and deeply connected to place.

‘As each season goes by, the garden gets more established and all the beautiful natural hues in the plantings around the house just tie in so beautifully with the cladding. It just reinforces the fact that this UniCote cladding was just the right choice for this building. It suits the architectural form, but it also sits so beautifully and quietly into the landscape, just reflecting the landscape and doing everything that we wanted it to do.’

— David Neil, Director, Neil Architecture

Architecture by Neil Architecture, furniture curation and styling by Nicole Bell Design, metal cladding by UniCote.

Produced by Simple Dwelling in partnership with UniCote. Filmed, edited, photographed and words by Anthony Richardson.

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