Six distinct designs, six distinct experiences.
Nestled in the ebbing hills of South Australia’s picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula, Ponderosa is a collection of five luxury tourism pods and an adapted stone-walled cottage, architecturally designed to offer guests a distinctly immersive natural experience.
Embracing the property’s contrasting characteristics - its natural attributes, geology, and aspects over the nearby Southern Ocean - we approached each pod as an individual design reflecting its individual setting. Each space features finely crafted open interiors and outdoor areas that give a sense of continuation of the surrounding landscape, while still offering warmth and enclosure.
Considered contrasts.
Ponderosa’s unique designs came from a shared desire with our clients to create luxury accommodation that breaks the mould of the quintessential country getaway.
The five distinctive forms - which include an angular tunnel pod, and a larger two-storey pod accommodating up to four guests - are subtly linked by the surface charred timbers on the pods’ predominant exterior cladding.
Infinity edge view.
The established five-bedroom cottage has been adapted to mimic the gabled roof forms of the original structure in a contemporary manner, offering an outdoor area perfect for gatherings all year round. A distinct lap pool sits parallel to the cottage, and provides an infinity edge view towards Encounter Bay’s rugged bluff headland.
