SOLD OUT | SHED house STORE house

Jump on the bus, and visit five buildings in Geelong and surrounds at our next open day, SHED house STORE house.  

Departing from McGlashin Everest’s Carousel Pavilion – a lean project that demanded a disciplined response, this building is evidence that a project founded on the economy of materials can produce spectacular results. 

Spring Creek Road Farm House, by Architect Brew Koch, received both the Harold Desbrowe Annear Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) and a National Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New). The house sits lightly across 104 hectares, nearly half of which is protected and must be maintained in perpetuity for its biodiversity—“a house that does not command its site, but instead nourishes it.”

MGAO’s minimal additions remake an old shearing shed into a wine-tasting venue in Sutherlands Creek. The design retains the shed’s raw character while creating a refined space shaped by history and landscape. 

“there was a country feel to them as clients
can’t help it… when i think country… i think sheds
wool sheds, wood sheds, shearing sheds, storage sheds and engineering sheds…
anything corrugated and slightly raised off the ground”
– multiplicity on the [back]yard goes on forever.

Concluding the day, is a rare and distinctive example of a commercial storehouse built of plate iron, designed, pre-fabricated and constructed by a single manufacturer, Robertson and Lister of Glasgow.

All tickets include:
– Access to the Carousel Pavilion (McGlashin Everist), the [back]yard goes on forever (2022, multiplicity), Spring Creek Road Farm House (2023, Architect Brew Koch), Austin Wines Cellar Door (2022, MGAO) and Iron Store* (1854, Robertson and Lister).
– Bus transfers between locations. Please note this does not include transportation to Geelong. Points of departure and return are noted in the event schedule below.
– An opportunity to hear from and to chat to Peter Brew and Simone Koch (Architect Brew Koch), Sioux Clark and Tim O’Sullivan of multiplicity and John Lee from McGlashin Everist.
– A light lunch and Yumbo Soda Co refreshment.
– A glass of shiraz or chardonnay at Austin’s Wine Cellar Door. Please select your preference at check out.

Event schedule:
10.15 am: Registration, (1 Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong)
10.30 am: Event commences
– Carousel Pavilion (McGlashin Everist)
– the [back]yard goes on forever (2022, multiplicity)
– Spring Creek Road Farm House (2023, Architect Brew Koch)
– Austin Wines Cellar Door (2022, MGAO)
– Iron Store (1854, Robertson and Lister)
3.30 pm: Event concludes, (17-19 Mercer Street, Geelong)

* Internal access to the Iron Store is to be confirmed.

SHED house STORE house coincides with the 2025 Victorian Regional Symposium presented by the Victorian Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects  at Geelong Arts Centre on Friday 17 October 2025. This year’s symposium will explore the theme of Regional Density: Regional Voices, Resilient Futures. 

Please note:
– Registration will take place at the Carousel Pavilion, 1 Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong, and open 15 minutes prior to the event commencing.
– Attendees must be 17 years of age or over.
– Please contact information@robinboyd.org.au for tailored access support.
– By purchasing a ticket you accept our Ticketing Terms & Conditions.

Image, left to right:
the [back]yard goes on forever (2022, multiplicity). Photo: Emma Cross
Spring Creek Road Farm House (2023, Architect Brew Koch). Photo: Thurston Empson
Austin Wines Cellar Door (2022, MGAO). Photo: Jack Lovell