To most Australians, Jamie Durie is a household name—one of the country’s most celebrated designers and a TV host who turned backyard makeovers into a national obsession. But for the past five years, Durie, a Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medalist, has been working on a project that’s even bigger than television—a biophilic home that fully embodies his personal vision of sustainable luxury.

Perched on a steep, dramatic slope at Stokes Point, just outside , Belah House is a five-story waterfront residence unlike anything else in the country. Designed by in collaboration with , the home, completed in 2025, is an audacious experiment in eco-conscious living. Solar panels, geothermal heating, hydronic floors, and enough water storage to operate fully off-grid make it as self-sufficient as it is

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