Captain Kelly’s Cottage
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Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton
OPEN HOUSE ON BRUNY ISLAND | SUN 10 NOV
REQUIRED DRIVING ROUTE
For those attending properties on Bruny Island tomorrow, please visit properties on North Bruny first – Shearers Quarters, Captain Kelly’s Cottage and Killora Bay – before heading to South Bruny to visit Bruny Island Hideaway and Coopworth. PHOTOGRAPHY When visiting both the Shearers Quarters and Captain Kelly’s Cottage please note photography is not permitted inside the buildings. We hope you enjoy this special Open House Hobart experience o Bruny Island!
Architect: Wardle Studio (2016)
Captain Kelly built the cottage in the 1830’s. As part of this project, extensive research has been carried out into the history of the cottage, tracking through libraries, original diaries, and detailed logbooks. It is speculated that the various ship hands of Captain Kelly built the house during the whaling off-season. The original cottage consisted of two structures: bedrooms and kitchen, surrounded by a wide verandah. Construction has also involved the painstaking removal of paint layers to reveal the original paint colours which have been revealed in parts and provided inspiration in other areas.
A new living area has been placed between the two existing structures; the kitchen and bedrooms. The original verandah has been a major point of inspiration for the new intervention. The layered soffit and exposed ceiling rafters have been continued in the new entry and living spaces to connect new with old through this language of ceiling layers. In effect, the verandah extends and encapsulates the new works tying new and old together. This project received multiple awards including, The Roy Sharrington Smith Award for Heritage Architecture, RAIA Tasmania 2017, The Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture, RAIA Tasmania 2017, A Commendation for Heritage, RAIA National Architecture Awards 2017, Dezeen House Interior of the Year 2018, RIBA Award for International Excellence, Royal Institute of British Architects 2018 and many more.
Address: Waterview, 585 Main Rd Bruny Island, Bruny Island
Open: Sunday 10 November 2024, 10am – 2pm (registration required)
Note: This is a shoe-free household. There is no vehicle access via the driveway down to the house. Please park at the top of the hill and be prepared for a 15 minute walk down the gravel driveway.
Address: Waterview, 585 Main Rd Bruny Island, Bruny Island
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Further afield
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Residential
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Steep Incline
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