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Residential · Estella NSW
Nero
Seven metres of fall, turned into the view.
Winner · New Residential Buildings ($1.51m to $1.99m) · BDAA 2026
The project
The brief
Nero sits on a 967 square metre block that drops seven metres towards rural views. From the street it reads as a restrained single storey, keeping the neighbours' outlook intact.
Walk through and the house opens into two full storeys at the rear. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study and an activity room gather around open living and a central void, with a curved balustrade above. Charred timber cladding sits over a grounded concrete base.
- Recognition
- New Residential Buildings ($1.51m to $1.99m), BDAA National Design Awards 2026
- Also
- HIA Home of the Year, Custom Built Home of the Year, Kitchen of the Year and Bathroom of the Year, plus four category awards, 2025
- Site
- 967 m², seven metre fall
- Home
- 406 m², five bedrooms, three bathrooms
- Builder
- Lancaster Homes
Nero, Estella NSW. Designed by Design Artisan. Built by Lancaster Homes. Photography Threefold Studio.
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