The measure of a great home is how well you live.
Exceptional family homes, resolved as a whole.
The 100 year home
Designed to make life better every day,
for generations.
Morning sun where breakfast happens. Year-round comfort and fresh filtered air. Privacy without isolation; room for family togetherness and separation.
A home that adapts as children grow, stays comfortable with less energy, uses materials that age well and gives the landscape time to mature around it.
That is Borland Architecture's measure of luxury.
Windmill House
Selected Residences
A family home for long summer days, shared meals and easy independence.
Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula
Hanby House
A home where family life can come together easily, with privacy and quiet close at hand.
Brighton
Estuary House
A home for one every day, with room for the whole family when they come together.
Mt Martha, Mornington Peninsula
Inside the work
The finished home is only the visible result.
The everyday effects, morning light, privacy, comfortable rooms and spaces that work together, come from decisions that are mostly invisible once the home is finished.
PLACE
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Orientation, landscape and solar-access studies placed the rooms used first each day where winter sun could reach them, while protecting privacy from neighbouring views.
LIFE
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The plan is shaped around the rhythms of everyday life, creating natural places to gather, retreat, work and recharge. Relationships between rooms are considered around how people actually move through the day, with enough flexibility to adapt as family life changes over time.
PERFORMANCE
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The building envelope, glazing, orientation, shading and ventilation work together to keep internal conditions stable throughout the year. The result is warmer winters, cooler summers, quieter rooms, cleaner air and far less energy required to maintain comfort.
The quality of the whole depends on the quality of every decision.
FAQ
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Our three-gate pricing system aligns design with costs at every stage. If numbers don’t fit, we pause or adjust before moving forward. No surprises.
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We model the design using passive house software to ensure it aligns with world class thermal stability, moisture control, air quality management and acoustic standards. But unlike most, we then test the as-build home to verify that it is complying with the design standards for airtightness, insulation consistency, mechanical services efficiency etc. Finally, we provide you with clear guidelines on how to maintain your home to sustain these standards.
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Yes, provided they meet our quality standards. We involve builders early for cost and buildability input including them as part of the design team. This ensures they are committed and invested in the project well before work begins on site. We remain the accountable lead all the way through.
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No. We work only with families who want enduring, high-performance homes and are aligned with our ethos. That’s why we start with a short call to confirm fit and then undertake a concept design exercise before fully commiting to the full design process.
Looking for a different pathway?
Stllhaus is our sister brand, created for families with budgets between $750k–$2m. It offers pre-designed, high-performance homes with the same Borland Architecture attention to detail, simply pre-packaged for certainty and speed.
A remarkable home begins with a considered conversation.
We work with a limited number of clients each year to create deeply personal homes of enduring architectural value.