Home Sweet Homestead
Georgian mansion houses have been part of the Tasmanian landscape for the last 200 years, often standing, sentry-like, overlooking land adapted for livestock and cropping. Their cliff-like walls, small paned windows and narrow eves lend them a clean geometry that gives away little of the life inside. It is no small feat to take on one of these properties, as this kind of project brings with it robust negotiations with Heritage authorities and a tremendous requirement for restoration.
When the owners of Symmons Plains homestead, Jane and Stephen, briefed Cumulus Studio director Todd Henderson, they described their desire for “a significant renovation for a significant Tasmanian home”. The resulting work finds
