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Australia Meets Asia in the Bowen Mountain House

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Designed by CplusC Architecture the Bowen Mountain House began as a simple pavilion-style weekend house.

In its New South Wales setting of towering gum trees, it has a casual Australian air, with its traditional soft grey metal roofing reflecting the vast open skies around.

The regular intervals of modular metal framing is humanized by the addition of new and recycled Australian hardwoods.

Earthy slate tiles make an all weather indoor/outdoor transition.

A practical and workable spartan kitchen is in keeping with the whole.

For a climate of sudden squalls and year-round humidity, the woven inorganic curtain is a novel solution.

A could-have-seemed ’70s-era sunken living room is cut boldly and confidently from the super-modern slate floor, as far from the shag rug as you could imagine.

A glass louvre window is a mainstay of old time Australian style. Here it is updated using repetition into a modern architectural statement.

Another cliche of Australian design, the retro textured glass wall is handled elegantly.

Yet, despite these nods to the traditions of Australian architecture, the weekend retreat has a subtle Asian influence.

An utterly peaceful forest pool, with a pool house and sauna is included under the shade of the gum trees.

The landscaping suggests the pagoda gardens of Japan.