Brae’s six-room hotel opened in February on the 12-hectare Birregurra property in a long, corrugated building that mirrors a neighbour’s shearing shed. Hunter and his partner Julianne Bagnato collaborated with Melbourne design houses Six Degrees and Studio Round on the structure and styling of rooms, and engaged former street artist Rhys Lee and industrial designer Dave Murray to lend each space a unique personality.
Photography: Julian Kingma
Bathroom
Bathroom
The hotel, which can be booked by diners only, shares the restaurant’s artisan, handcrafted aesthetic.
Detail
Detail
Former street artist Rhys Lee and industrial designer Dave Murray were engaged to lend each space a unique personality.
Kitchen
Kitchen
Epic breakfasts include just-baked pastries and bread, honey from Brae’s bees, jams from Brae’s orchards, and kitchen-made charcuterie and muesli.
Bar
Bar
Customised cocktails are found in the minibar
Tunes
Tunes
Rooms feature an eclectic record collection ready for Thorens turntables hooked up to ceiling speakers.
Sleep
Sleep
Guests wake in their organic cotton bedding to pastoral views.
Bathroom
Bathroom
Rooms feature blackbutt carpentry, slate floors and marble.
