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Oldbury Home wins 2025 HIA WA Project Home of the Year
Outstanding Award for The Rural Building Co. The Rural Building Co.’s Oldbury custom home has been named Project Home of the Year at the 2025 HIA Western Australian Housing Awards. Earlier in the year, Oldbury also achieved outstanding results at the HIA Truecore steel Perth Housing Awards, winning Project Home Over $650,000, Project Home of the Year, and securing a finalist position for Home of the Year. Nestled in the scenic Oldbury region of Western Australia, this bespoke home effortlessly blends country charm with contemporary practicality. As you approach the house, you are greeted by custom cladding and corrugated steel, establishing ...
Top Awards For Oldbury Custom Home
Custom Farmhouse The Rural Building Co.’s Oldbury custom home took out three accolades at this year’s HIA Truecore steel Perth Housing Awards. This custom-designed farmhouse was awarded Project Home Over $650,000 and Project Home of the Year, and was recognised as a finalist for Home of the ...
The Finishing Touch: Choosing the Right Tapware for Your New Home
Building a home that reflects your family and your personal style comes with a host of design decisions. While it may seem like one of the smaller elements of a house, tapware is important for both design and function. The right tapware can help shape the style of your space ...
Choosing the right finishes for your design
Interior design is central to making your home feel like it’s truly yours, whether you’re building a rustic farmhouse retreat or leaning into a more modern look. Tapware is often considered a smaller design choice, but it can be just as important as tiles or benchtops. In fact, ...
Healthy homes start with pure water
At The Rural Building Co., we believe a home should enrich the lives of the people who live there. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Complete Home Filtration, Australia’s most awarded whole-of-home water filtration company. Together, we’re making it easier for our clients to experience ...
A home at one with its surroundings
Taking its name from the picturesque town it sits in, The Darlington Display is the quintessential Australian farmhouse, reimagined for today’s modern family. This is a home that somehow manages to sit effortlessly in its picturesque surroundings; The Darlington Display looks as though it has grown and blossomed, rather ...
Rural reimagined
Tingle View, a project by The Rural Building Company in Western Australia, is as timelessly elegant as it is inviting. Housing takes a deep dive into 2024’s winning HIA Australian Project Home. In the township of Gidgegannup, 40km northeast of Perth, the local scenery is a mix of unspoilt native ...
We understand waterwise homes
Embracing sustainable building at The Rural Building Co. Out of respect for the local environment, we understand and embrace sustainable building. You can trust our expert team to design and build you a home that is completely at one with its natural environment, with as little impact as possible. We ...
Gelorup Retreat Takes Gold at Housing Awards
Modern country retreat The Rural Building Co.’s Gelorup Retreat Display took out two prestigious accolades at this year’s HIA-CSR South-West Housing Awards. Our modern country retreat – which blends rustic charm with modern elegance – won Best Display Home Over $700,000, and the Golden Key Award for South West Display Home ...
Welcome to The Gelorup Retreat
Blending rustic charm with modern elegance The Gelorup Retreat is our inspiring new display home in the South West. Designed to suit a rural or semi-rural setting, the unique elevation showcases exposed timber rafters, timber panelling, sharp render, and a contemporary profiled roof. The Gelorup Retreat’s welcoming façade ...
Design discoveries await the curious mind
For The Rural Building Company Principal Designer Robert Kirkovski, his love of architecture stemmed from daily childhood adventures – strolling the streets of Mount Lawley on the way home from school. “Instead of taking the same route, I’d mix it up, exploring different streets around the inner city and admiring ...
The Rural Building Company Triumphs at 2024 Australian Housing Awards
Distinctive Rural home designs The Rural Building Company has been awarded the prestigious title of Australian Project Home at the 2024 HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards for their remarkable custom home project in Gidgegannup, Western Australia. This accolade highlights the company's commitment to excellence in residential construction and innovative design tailored to ...
Modern Country House Design: Blending Classic Rural with Contemporary Elements.
Comfortable elegance and natural elements Demonstrating The Rural Building Company’s nous for holistic homebuilding, this custom country house design and build encapsulates the ethos of the client’s lifestyle aspirations. The Rural Building Company Principal Designer Robert Kirkovski said the brief was to create an escapist retreat to embrace ...
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This Easter, we’re celebrating the simple moments that make a house feel like home. From quiet coffee rituals to baking a beautiful coffee and walnut cake, it’s these little traditions that bring family and friends together.
Wishing you a relaxing Easter filled with good food, great company, and the comfort of home.
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As we head into the Easter Long Weekend, here`s just a little reminder about our display home openings.
The Gelorup Retreat (pictured), The Yalyalup Retreat, and The Darlington will all be open on the following days:
📅Easter Saturday, April 4, open 12-5
📅Easter Sunday, April 5, open 12-5
📅Easter Monday, April 6, open 2-5
Our displays are closed today, for Good Friday.
Enjoy your long weekend!
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Clear blue skies above and rich red dirt below - the perfect sign that something special is about to take shape here in Ginginup.
With earthworks now complete, this homesite is ready for the next chapter.
Here’s to fresh starts, long weekends, and building dreams from the ground up.
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Our newest display is a modern take on the traditional farmhouse, designed for relaxed living on smaller blocks.
Built with full timber construction to reflect south-west traditions, The Yalyalup Retreat is a home designed for comfort, connection and a way of life that feels beautifully settled.
📍83 Joseph Drive, Yalyalup
⏲️Saturday and Sunday 12.00pm – 5.00pm and Wednesday 2.00pm – 5.00pm
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Introducing our Yalyalup Retreat Display Home 🏠
Moments from Bussleton`s town centre, The Yalyalup Retreat is a perfectly scaled modern farmhouse, designed to support a relaxed lifestyle and a genuine connection to its surrounding landscape. Visit this weekend!
📍Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm
⏲️83 Joseph Dr, Yalyalup WA 6280
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In Oldbury, this custom home is a masterful expression of modern rural architecture, defined by exceptional craftsmanship and a richly layered palette of timber, stone and concrete.
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Designed to inspire thought and relaxation, the den features a hand-painted mural by local artist @brentonsee. Brenton painted flowers endemic to the local area, perfectly aligning with The Rural Building Co. philosophy of drawing inspiration from the immediate surroundings for our homes.
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If you’ve been dreaming of a life by the water, surrounded by community and natural beauty, maybe it’s time to make Bunbury home.
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