“Cohabitation with the horses was a driving force in our building a new home here. The herd congregates regularly at the verandah waiting for us; it’s one of our greatest joys.”

On a farm in the Noosa hinterland, AJC designed a series of outbuildings that are both modest in scale and ethically ambitious. Three structures — a house, a garage, and a horse pavilion — dispense with fences and play with rural vernaculars, forging a close connection between the clients and a herd of brumbies that roam their 25 hectare property.

The home has won several design awards and is certainly a tribute to good design.

But in recent years, Eumundi House has become more than an architectural feat – it is an expression of lifestyle and how many aspects contribute to that.

The garden has expanded considerably; an example of how a garden can have a life of its own without being controlled and manipulated.

The horse herd has increased significantly, now 14 horses, all very happy and never want to leave the Sanctuary.

But a focus this year will be on the sculpture park ; one of the most significant private sculpture parks in Australia – it represents diversity, whimsy, a combination of serious art like Inge King, joy and whimsy from Gillie & Marc, a wonderful piece by New Zealand’s top sculptor, Chris Booth; some amazing rock sculptures using the best of local basalt and many many more from some of Australia’s top sculptors.

On the 19 October, several of these sculptors like Georgie Seccull, Colleen Lavender, Finn Cossar and the Senior Judge of Sculptors Qld., Margit Radcliffe were on hand to take guided tours and answer questions on the creative processes.

The lack of fences between the house and outbuildings supports the clients’ greater landscape projects of habitat regeneration to encourage diversity and the free movement of wildlife and the horses across the property. Their vision is not a wilderness as such, but a place for wildness.   

Rewilding was another focus of the day and Lynn Scott will discuss this relevance as well as highlighting her energy map.