2 Munro Court Castlemaine Vic 3450

2 Munro Court is one of eight smart, small footprint houses each nestled into a landscape of granite boulders, native trees and bush. It is in the Dja Dja Wurung County of Central Victoria. Designed by Robyn Gibson & Paul Hassall the house is finished with high quality details and materials and the original native Garden designed by Sam Cox is contiguous with neighbouring gardens, no fences! It is residential zone on a 746 sqm block.

The Garden
Planted with an abundance of native plants to minimise water use and attract native wildlife. Naturalistic landscaping with granite rocks and permeable gravel paths by Sam Cox.

The House
Designed for maximum passive solar heating with a Northerly aspect. Comprising 2 bedrooms, bathroom, European laundry and study. The spacious living, dining kitchen area is a joy to live and work in. Good solar orientation of block – long East West axis.
Designed to maximise natural light.
Brick and Timber cladding including reclaimed Macrocarpa cypress pine Draft proofing all doors and windows.
Maximum insulation to walls and ceilings.
Double glazing of all doors and windows
Polished concrete slab for maximum thermal mass to store heat. Excellent storage throughout house and carport.
Good cross ventilation for natural cooling
Luxaflex Duette blinds.
Sun battens over North windows
Minimal West, South and East windows
Ceiling fans x3
Heat pump with solar panels for hot water
18 Enphase Solar panels with individual inverters.
7.2 Kwh Redback Battery
Reverse -cycle unit – Panasonic
New Bosch induction cooktop
New Bosch oven with Pyrolitic clean and steam function. Bosch dishwasher
Generous storage in kitchen
Good number number of power points inside and out
Two water tanks and a pump for use in garden
Carport with large storage cupboards along full length

Locality
Close to town with all facilities of a regional town eg hospital Excellent rail transport to Bendigo Melbourne and beyond Castlemaine is a small city in Central Victoria known for its eclectic arts scenes, gold rush history, The Theatre Royal, Art Gallery and a growing reputation for fine food.

The historic and impressive Botanical Gardens, established in 1860 has many significant trees. There are some 26 parks covering nearly 22% of the Shire of Mount Alexander.

Castlemaine is built on the traditional lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people whose settlement dates back some 40,000 years.

Theatrical and art groups abound. The town and shire have many historical and environmental clubs and associations worth investigating.