Nebraska
North Bruny Island, Tasmania
A holiday house for an extended family on North Bruny Island in Tasmania, built as three pavilions clad in oiled spotted gum: one for living and kitchen, one for the main bedrooms, and a tall bunk room for the children, with a sheltered courtyard between them catching northern sun. The deck in this picture is the beachfront edge of the single-level living pavilion, whose sliding doors open so holiday life can spill outside. Five bedrooms fit into 224 square metres.
The clients came to the project through a long family connection with North Bruny and an attraction to a Killora Bay house by the same architect. Inside it is Tasmanian oak nearly everywhere, tongue-and-groove walls and floors and custom bunks, with off-form concrete, handmade Moroccan tiles and stainless steel as accents. The house took the 2025 Tasmania Chapter Award for Residential Architecture and a national shortlisting, and the HIA named it Tasmania's Home of the Year in 2025. The photograph is Adam Gibson's.
Lara Maeseele
A Belgian-born and Belgian-trained architect with a sole-name practice in nipaluna / Hobart, after years with award-winning practices in London and Hobart. The work covers architecture and interiors, from residential alterations and new houses to small commercial projects. Nebraska was built by Construction with Destiny.
Architecture and interior design Lara Maeseele (@laramaeseele_architect). Photography Adam Gibson (@adamgibsonphoto). Build @cwdconstruction. Landscape design @landartgardens. Seen via @thelocalproject.
The picture comes from this post on Instagram, with more in a second post.
Researched August 2026. I credit each piece as carefully as I can; if you know more about this one, message me on Instagram.