Inside Sydney architect Ross MacKinnon’s Orana in Killingworth, VIC

Behind the doors of this ‘woolshed’ lies a spectacular luxury home – complete with multiple sunlit living spaces, a firepit retreat with breathtaking views and its own vineyard

  • A quintessential Australian farm building served as the inspiration for one of the country’s coolest homes
  • Sydney architect Ross MacKinnon created the four-bedroom in Killingworth to look like a modern woolshed 
  • Authentic farming materials such as galvanised iron and timber have been used in the façade
  • But the interior is filled with luxury features including sunlit living spaces and resort-style bathrooms 

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A quintessential Australian farm building served as the inspiration for one of the nation’s most unique country homes.

Sydney architect Ross MacKinnon created Orana, a striking four-bedroom in Killingworth, 117 kilometres north-west of Melbourne CBD, to look like a modern woolshed for the property’s previous owners in 2008.

Mr MacKinnon used authentic agricultural materials such as galvanised iron and recycled timber in the farmhouse façade to ensure it blends seamlessly with its rural surroundings.

Stone and timber feature walls carry that rustic look inside the single-storey home, which boasts contemporary comforts such as open-plan living spaces, quirky chandeliers, a designer kitchen and freestanding bathtubs. 

A quintessential Australian farm building served as the inspiration for one of this unique country home

The striking four-bedroom (pictured) was designed by Sydney architect Ross MacKinnon in 2008

The striking four-bedroom (pictured) was designed by Sydney architect Ross MacKinnon in 2008

Stone and timber feature walls carry a rustic look inside the single-storey home

Stone and timber feature walls carry a rustic look inside the single-storey home

Floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the rear stream sunlight into every room, thanks to the house’s north-facing position which keeps it bright and airy from dawn until dusk.

Based around the idea of creating unity between the home and its landscape, Orana has been carefully crafted to bring a sense of outdoor living inside.

Spread throughout the house are two living spaces, a dining area, a study, a bathroom and multiple outdoor decks, as well as four bedrooms, the largest of which has an ensuite, a walk-in wardrobe and its own private terrace. 

Orana boasts contemporary comforts such as open-plan living spaces, quirky chandeliers, a designer kitchen and freestanding bathtubs (pictured)

Orana boasts contemporary comforts such as open-plan living spaces, quirky chandeliers, a designer kitchen and freestanding bathtubs (pictured)

Based around the idea of creating unity between the home and its landscape, the house has been carefully crafted to bring a sense of outdoor living inside

Based around the idea of creating unity between the home and its landscape, the house has been carefully crafted to bring a sense of outdoor living inside

Spread throughout the house are two living spaces (one pictured)

Spread throughout the house are two living spaces (one pictured)

Floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the rear stream sunlight into every room

Floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the rear stream sunlight into every room

Added extras include an outdoor pizza oven, reverse cycle air conditioning and wireless Sonos sound system that make the house the perfect space for entertaining.

Also sprawled over the 77-hectare estate is a vineyard and two separate renovated residences that could be used as guesthouses or rented out on Airbnb. 

A helipad, an orchard, an organic vegetable patch and an enormous car garage with six parking spaces round out all that Orana has to offer.

The Goulbourn Valley and Switzerland Ranges provide a breathtaking backdrop to this one-off house. 

Added extras include an outdoor pizza oven, reverse cycle air conditioning and wireless Sonos sound system that make the house the perfect space for entertaining

Added extras include an outdoor pizza oven, reverse cycle air conditioning and wireless Sonos sound system that make the house the perfect space for entertaining

The house has multiple outdoor decks and a private terrace connected to the master bedroom

The house has multiple outdoor decks and a private terrace connected to the master bedroom

Also sprawled over the 77-hectare estate is a vineyard (pictured) and two separate renovated residences that could be used as guesthouses or rented out on Airbnb

Also sprawled over the 77-hectare estate is a vineyard (pictured) and two separate renovated residences that could be used as guesthouses or rented out on Airbnb

Orana is part of a large farm, which listing agent Nick Myer said has been used by the current owners as a 'prime beef operation' for the past seven years

Orana is part of a large farm, which listing agent Nick Myer said has been used by the current owners as a ‘prime beef operation’ for the past seven years

Orana is part of a large farm, which listing agent Nick Myer said has been used by the current owners as a ‘prime beef operation’ for the past seven years.

Mr Myer, who is overseeing the sale of the property for Elders Real Estate, told realestate.com.au it has ‘all the comforts of a modern home in a magnificent rural setting’.

The house is on the market via an expressions of interest campaign, with price expectations in the region of $8million (AUD).