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Sean Godsell Architects

(ARCHITECT)Shack in the Rocks

(COUNTRY) Wadawurrung

The pleasure of camping comes from the simple things – some food, a shelter, connection to nature and the ability to switch off from the pressures of contemporary life. On multi-day hikes, rudimentary huts along the way might afford a moment of retreat from the continuous exposure. Designed by 2022 Gold Medallist Sean Godsell, Shack in the Rocks provides a weekend shelter for photographer Earl Carter and his partner Wanda Tucker – or, as Godsell describes, a “polite camping experience – all you really need is a shower, a bathroom, somewhere to make a coffee and sleep.”

Located on Wadawurrung Country, approximately

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