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Wanderlust, Vaucluse Residence

Conway & Wise faced an ambitious challenge: create a cohesive home inspired by their clients’ travels to vastly different destinations around the world.

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Project by Conway + Wise
Photography Pablo Veiga
Place Vaucluse
Project Type Residential
Category Residential
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About the Project

The design draws from Moroccan architecture with a continuous water feature at the entrance, sun-bleached spaces reminiscent of Santorini’s coastal charm, and bold street art channeling the creative energy of Los Angeles.

Conway & Wise faced an ambitious challenge: create a cohesive home inspired by their clients’ travels to vastly different destinations around the world. The design draws from Moroccan architecture with a continuous water feature at the entrance, sun-bleached spaces reminiscent of Santorini’s coastal charm, and bold street art channelling the creative energy of Los Angeles.

Rather than feeling disjointed, the home reads as a curated journey where each space tells its own story while remaining connected through refined materials and a consistent design language. The overall atmosphere is anchored by the soothing, textural neutrality inspired by the Greek Islands – soft, sun-washed tones that create calm and understated elegance.

Stone Applications

Crema Vialle Limestone creates seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor living throughout key areas:

Indoor: Kitchen, Butler’s Pantry, Master Ensuite
Outdoor: Entry, Balconies, Pool surrounds

The stone’s creamy colourway perfectly complements the overall sand-toned palette, grounding the entire space with subtle warmth. Its natural elegance was essential for achieving the seamless indoor-outdoor flow that defines this home, helping to blur the lines between inside and out.

Why Crema Vialle Limestone

Beyond its visual appeal, this limestone brings a tactile richness to the home. There’s nothing quite like the feel of natural stone underfoot – it creates an immediate sense of luxury without feeling cold or impersonal. Instead, it’s warm and inviting, providing a grounding tactile experience that adds to the home’s overall comfort.

The stone has proven exceptionally durable in this coastal Vaucluse environment. Despite initial concerns about using such a light-coloured stone outdoors, it has withstood heavy testing through multiple large gatherings including Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties and an engagement party. The material’s resilience makes it ideal for a busy family home that regularly entertains.

Conway & Wise specifically chose natural stone for its timeless qualities – a material that brings both authentic beauty and long-lasting durability when selected and installed thoughtfully.

Living the Space

The design has transformed the family’s lifestyle, offering a beautiful balance between connection and retreat. The four-metre curved stone island bench has become the true heart of the home, where almost every meal is shared and family life naturally gathers.

Shared zones bring the family together, while separate wings provide privacy when needed. The connection between the pool, infrared sauna, and sunken fire pit has given the family year-round enjoyment.

Three Words to Describe the Home

Tranquil. Organic. Harmonious.

 

Ready to create your own wanderlust-inspired space? Contact our team to discuss how natural stone can transform your home with timeless beauty and lasting performance.

Products Used

Crema Vialle Limestone

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TAKE US THROUGH THE INITIAL STAGES WHEN YOU WERE DESIGNING THE HOME.

We were very fortunate to work with the noted Southern Highlands Architect, Martin McGrane, on the creative design and layout of our home. Together with Martin, we created a beautiful, contemporary open plan home to enjoy with our family and friends.  This is our forever home.

Through a friend of ours, we came across an interior designer, and a beautiful outdoor material, the Cathedral Limestone, which we just fell in love with. We worked closely with Peta Daniel, Interior Designer from Daniel Baker Design, based in Sydney.  Which was wonderful, Peta just got us and what we were wanting to achieve in our home and helped us to make it a reality, in the selection of materials and finishes.

 

WERE THERE CERTAIN PEOPLE/PLACES THAT YOU TOOK INSPIRATION FROM WHEN DESIGNING/BUILDING THE HOME?

We were looking for a contemporary design, however, I didn’t want it to be too modern.  Inspired by a property in LA, that my husband came across, which we took some concepts from and added our ideas, and made it our own.

The LA contemporary look and detail leading into the house from the front door was something that we just loved.  Along with having one row of tiles that runs along the inside of the glass sliding doors leading into the living/dining room from the alfresco space was also a unique detail we wanted to include.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU FACED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING PROCESS?

The build started in February 2020, and with all the delays throughout COVID, material delays, supplier issues, constant rain, mud pools, you name it, we had it!  Encountering all the possible elements, it felt like we were living in gumboots most of the time during the build.  It took 3 years to build the property, and 8 months just to get the roof on!

We had a deadline for our home to be finished by, which was our daughters’ wedding, being held in March 2023.

There were delays happening everywhere, including issues and delays with the quarry who were providing the Limestone that was to be used in all the outdoor areas surrounding the property.  We had chosen Cathedral Limestone in an alfresco finish with a lovely organic distressed finish on the edge, that we knew would complement the other natural materials we were using.  Time was of the essence, and it came to crunch time and the quarry could not provide a guaranteed time of delivery.  We thought what a disaster!

 

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH SAREEN STONE.. AND HOW THE TEAM HELPED TO OVERCOME THE SUPPLY ISSUE WITH THE CATHEDRAL LIMESTONE.

Working closely with Michael Mastro, from Sareen Stone, he had been in constant contact updating me as best he could.  Then an alternative solution was presented, another Limestone of the same size and finish, with similar tones, which I hoped would work and arrive in time.  Sareen Stone had been behind the scenes working closely with another quarry, to create a new product ‘Lavarosa Anticato’, just for our project, so that we had a solution and were able to finish our home in time for our daughter’s wedding.

When the material arrived, we couldn’t have been happier.  We just loved the Lavarosa Anticato, and it worked so well with our colour palette, and love it even more than our previous selection.  We were over the moon!

 

DESIGNER COMMENTS:

Working with Kate and Eugene on this project was wonderful. They were passionate about the overall design but also the finer details and the interplay of the natural materials with the surrounding landscape.

It was very important that the natural material palette was harmonious, and that each element was both complementary and warm.

I’ve worked with Michael from Sareen Stone on a number of projects and have always been impressed with his professional advice and clear communication. The magnificent home warmly wrapped with the “Lavarosa Anticato” is simply stunning.   A beautiful project!

Peta Daniel, Daniel Baker Design

 

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

Interior Designer:  Daniel Baker Design, 0414 341 778
Architecture:  Martin McGrane Architects, 0412 242 253
Photography and short film:  Bolt Media, 0426 607 040