A Boutique Hotel in Australia’s Bushland Hosts a Cooking School and Farm Within a Greenhouse

Overlooking the serene foothills of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia, the Daylesford Longhouse is a multifaceted, shed-style home and holiday retreat.

Jul 29, 2021 - 00:51

A Boutique Hotel in Australia’s Bushland Hosts a Cooking School and Farm Within a Greenhouse

Overlooking the serene foothills of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia, the Daylesford Longhouse is a multifaceted shed-style home and holiday retreat.

At the sprawling, one-story Daylesford Longhouse, guests are welcomed to experience a working farm and partake in private cooking classes—all while unwinding in the comforts of a boutique hotel.

Inspired from the '70s series <i>The Good Life</i>, the Daylesford Longhouse was created to serve as a place of residence, a working farm, and a cooking school. Though conveniently located minutes from the town of Daylesford, the property seems a world away, offering an abundance of serenity. — Inspired from the '70s series *The Good Life*, the Daylesford Longhouse was created to serve as a place of residence for its owners, as well as a guesthouse with a working farm and culinary facilities. Though conveniently located minutes from the town of Daylesford, Victoria, the property offers an abundance of serenity in the Australian bushland.
Photo by Phillip Huynh of AFF

Located minutes from the quaint town of Daylesford in central Victoria, the property sits on an elevated 20-acre parcel overlooking the vast plains and bushland. "We fell in love with the area for its views," says Ronnen Goren, who owns and resides in the property with his partner, Trace Streeter. "When we first saw [the location], we immediately could envisage a rural life together where our interests in food, family, and design would converge."

Australian firm Partners Hill designed the structure to house the living quarters, a garden kitchen, and a working farm building all within one giant greenhouse. "The house is not your usual weekender, — Australian firm Partners Hill designed the structure to house the living quarters, a garden kitchen, and a working farm building within one giant greenhouse. "The house is not your usual weekender," says Ronnen. "It has been designed for living, working, storing, and making; it is a place that takes you back to the fundamentals."
Photo by Phillip Huynh of AFF

"The Daylesford Longhouse is essentially a salon for food, conversations, learning, and reinventing rituals," states Ronnen, who is also the director and founding partner of the design firm Studio Ongarato. "As a food and lifestyle destination, we aim to set a new standard for organic farming and nourishment in all senses—physical, mental, social, and cultural."