Hepburn House has been designed to accommodate semi-permanent regional occupation for a family and their guests. In considering this mode of habitation, the house harbours an atmosphere of quiet retreat through generous volumes, the use of resilient natural materials and the constant, reassuring presence of the surrounding native landscape which is viewed from every room. Reflecting its context and regional housing typologies, Hepburn House carries a pitched-roof silhouetted and a covert sense of protection cultivated by scale, format and materiality. An extruded gable roof extends across the width of the site, gently angling north-east to harness solar qualities while following the central contours of the site’s natural gradient. Upon entry the view is temporarily concealed, providing a moment of calibration on arrival before revealing wide ranging protected views of the bushland horizon while concealing surrounding dwellings. The back of the plan nestles into the site while the east floats free. The gable crowns generous internal volumes with predominantly glass perimeters that strike a balance between openness and privacy. The living space operates as the heart of the house connecting front and back while the eastern facade features a generous deck connecting the various accommodation zones, doubling their depth and giving the impression of being projected out into the bushland.