Six distinct designs, six distinct experiences.
Nestled in the ebbing hills of South Australia’s picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula, Ponderosa is a collection of five luxury tourism pods and an adapted stone-walled cottage, designed to offer guests a distinctly immersive natural experience.
Embracing the property’s contrasting characteristics - its natural attributes, geology, and aspects over the nearby Southern Ocean - we approached each pod as an individual design reflecting its individual setting. Each space features finely crafted open interiors and outdoor areas that give a sense of continuation of the surrounding landscape, while still offering warmth and enclosure.
CLIENT
Ponderosa Port Elliot
IMAGES
Cumulus
LAND OF
Ngarrindjeri
COLLABORATORS
Ekistics
Oxigen
SA Bushfire Solutions
Access Central
Stantec
Cirqa
4Life Constructions
AWARDS
The established five-bedroom cottage has been adapted to mimic the gabled roof forms of the original structure in a contemporary manner, offering an outdoor area perfect for gatherings all year round. A distinct lap pool sits parallel to the cottage, and provides an infinity edge view towards Encounter Bay’s rugged bluff headland.
Infinity edge view.
An ambitious first, locally made.
As our first major tourism project led by our Adelaide office, we are proud of these designs, which are unique in both their form and experience. Adding to the integration of rainwater harvesting and solar collection, the prefabricated pods will also be made locally in Adelaide - highlighting the designs as a resourceful example of sustainability and local craftsmanship.
Ponderosa’s unique designs came from a shared desire with our clients to create luxury accommodation that breaks the mould of the quintessential country getaway.
The five distinctive forms - which include an angular tunnel pod, and a larger two-storey pod accommodating up to four guests - are subtly linked by the surface charred timbers on the pods’ predominant exterior cladding.
Considered contrasts.
