On arrival from the narrow gravel road leading to the Merli House in Merricks North, the home is seen first as a large bagged-brick wall crested by a hexagonal turret with a strangely simple gable roof. The surface of this wall has weathered in a satisfying sort of way, and is nested within vegetation of different types. It gives the impression of a building, or more accurately a complex of walls and roofs, that has been there for a long time. Like the groupings of structures and trees found on a farm or homestead, this ensemble is not easy to grasp as a whole at first, but nevertheless feels immediately comfortable and “settled in.”
via. ArchitectureAU Latest