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Sunshine Coast Acreage & New Home Designs

Architect-designed new homes, acreage retreats and renovations, from the Blackall Range to the beach.

BAASTUDIO Architecture love designing new homes and renovations for properties on the Sunshine Coast because it’s the perfect location to connect living environments to the landscape whether it’s in the hinterland or on the coast.

We have the expertise to transform your acreage property into luxury living for a lifetime. Our architect custom acreage house designs are positioned to optimise the benefits of your site - working with the contours, aspects and views so your home connects to the landscape. Click on our blog to discover how BAASTUDIO Architecture acreage designs can transform your property into a slice of paradise.

Below we showcase some of our Sunshine Coast home designs.

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We love designing homes on the Sunshine Coast, because it's the perfect place to connect the way you live to the landscape.

(Our approach)

Modern stone house with a backyard swimming pool, patio, landscaping, and outdoor seating

(Why the Sunshine Coast)

BAASTUDIO Architecture love designing new homes and renovations for properties on the Sunshine Coast because it's the perfect location to connect living environments to the landscape, whether it's in the hinterland or on the coast.

We have the expertise to transform your acreage property into luxury living for a lifetime. Our custom acreage house designs are positioned to make the most of your site, working with the contours, aspect and views so your home feels part of the land around it.

From modern farmhouses in Doonan and Reesville to hinterland retreats in Maleny and Booroobin and coastal renovations in Noosa and Buderim, every home starts with time on site, understanding the slope, the light, the breeze and the way you want to live.

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Hinterland or coast

Two very different settings, one idea: the landscape shapes the house.

Modern wood-clad homes with metal roofs, landscaped gardens, and palm trees along a concrete walkway at sunset

Rolling ridgelines, valley views and big skies. We plan acreage homes as connected pavilions with deep verandahs, framed outlooks and outdoor rooms that open to paddocks, pools and gardens.

Hinterland + Acreage

Large two-story gray house with wraparound verandas, white railings, landscaped garden, and outdoor seating under a cloudy sky

MALENY / REESVILLE / BOOROOBIN / COOROY MOUNTAIN / DOONAN / GYMPIE REGION

Sea breezes, bright light and relaxed indoor–outdoor living. Our coastal new homes and renovations are designed for shade, cross-ventilation and easy, sandy-feet family life.

Coastal Living

NOOSA / BUDERIM / PELICAN WATERS / NOOSA LAKESIDE

Designed for the land

How we position an acreage home so it belongs to its site.

Contours

We read the fall of the land and set floor levels, decks and retaining to work with the slope rather than against it.

Aspect

Living areas face north for winter sun, with eaves and screens to keep summer heat out.

Views

Windows, decks and pools are placed to frame the valley, the ranges or the water from the rooms you use most.

Breeze

Narrow plans and well-placed openings capture prevailing breezes for natural cross-ventilation.

Materials

Timber cladding, natural stone, rammed earth and soft landscaping that sit comfortably in the bush and age well.

Luxury modern rustic home with stone walls, timber gables, landscaped terraces, and a tiled swimming pool at sunset

Sunshine Coast works below

2022 Maleny - hinterland new home design

2025 DOONAN - new house design - modern resort style farmhouse

Doonan - new house design - modern resort style farmhouse

2025 -Reesville Modern farmhouse with timber cladding, natural stone and pavers, large windows and natural interiors

Noosa Coastal renovation for a young family with a traditional Hampton style twist

Noosa Lakeside renovation - traditional coastal home design

2025- Booroobin. A transformation from Balinese acreage living to a refined alpine-inspired retreat infused with tropical resort character—crafted for the Queensland lifestyle.

Cooroy Mountain House renovation, Infinity Pool

Mooloo, Gympie - rural off-grid holiday farmhouse

Reesville - new elevated house design & Airbnb. Capitalising on views over the valley

Buderim renovation - timeless design with hampton features

2024- Cooroy Mountain - renovation & addition

Luxury home designs for acreage

& rural properties

Luxury modern farmhouse with a swimming pool, landscaped stone terraces, tennis court, and fire pit at sunset

How we turn a rural block into a home for a lifetime: siting, outdoor living, pools and the details that make acreage living easy.

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Questions

Yes. Our studio is in Manly, Brisbane, and we regularly design new homes, acreage homes and renovations across the Sunshine Coast, from Noosa and Doonan to Maleny, Booroobin and the Gympie region. Every project starts with a visit to your site.
Yes, siting is one of the most important decisions on acreage. During the onsite consultation and concept stage we look at contours, aspect, views, access, breeze and existing trees to find the best position for the house, pool and outdoor areas.
Yes. Many of our Sunshine Coast projects are renovations and additions, like Booroobin, Cooroy Mountain, Buderim and Noosa, where we reshape an existing home to connect better to its setting.
A 2-hour design consultation at your property, from $495. We walk the site with you, discuss your brief, budget and ideas, and give you design direction on the spot.
Yes, through BAAHOUSE, our range of pre-designed, award-winning small homes and granny flats, such as our Noosa rural small home.