MacKinnon Design

30/05/2026

A beautiful intersection of kinetic art, ephemeral design, and shadow play.

When passive or moving light naturally dances across a space to create an unintended but artistic experience, it transforms static environments into living, breathing works of art.

25/05/2026

Owner building in action from the fallen 'yellowbox' logs being discovered, collected, cut, stacked, dried and graded all on site by the father-son duo.

The lumber is the shaped into roof trusses and erected one by one.

11/05/2026

A great angle of our Howqua Track project in Merrijig from the plunge pool, aptly named the 'black hole' after the swimming hole nearby in the Delatite River.

The pavilion style home orientated to embrace the Mt. Timbertop escarpment and the high country landscape surrounds.

06/05/2026

We are grateful that the owners of Yarran invited us back along with Design Matters National Organisation, associate members and peers on a tour to inform the design approach, construction processors and the landscape context.

Our national award-winning home was showcased and celebrated with the owners, trades, industry suppliers, builder, the lighting, interior and thermal consultants and the architectural design team, each sharing there experiences as we journeyed around and through the home.

Architect -
Interior designer - .design
Lighting designer -
Landscape architect - Stuart Beekmeyer -
Interior decorator -
Builder -
Structural engineering -
Electrician - .force.electrical
Steel Fabrication - Clarke Engineering Mansfield
Hydronic heating -
Fireplace -

06/05/2026

We are grateful that the owners of Yarran invited us back along with Design Matters National Organisation, associate members and peers on a tour to inform the design approach, construction processors and the landscape context.

Our national award-winning home was showcased and celebrated with the owners, trades, industry suppliers, builder, the lighting, interior and thermal consultants and the architectural design team, each sharing there experiences as we journeyed around and through the home.

Architect -
Interior Design - .design
Lighting Design -
Builder -
Interior Decorator -
Landscape Architects - Stuart Beekmeyer -
Structural Engineering -
Electrician - .force.electrical
Hydronics -
Steel Fabrication - Clarke Engineering Mansfield
Fireplace -

22/04/2026

An ensuite designed to bring the outdoors in. Through layered warm and neutral textures / tones it offers a quiet, graceful nod to hues of the rural high country landscape.

Building Designer:
Interior Designer: .design
Lighting designer :
Builder:

08/04/2026

SUNRISE OVER RUFFY

Last week, Ross and the team visited site to celebrate the Ruffy project with the client. What stood out most was the sunrise, observed in real time as it interacted with the building. The changing light highlighted key architectural elements while simultaneously generating new forms through the dynamic interplay of shadow and illumination.

BUILDER -
ARCHITECT -

29/03/2026

20/02/2026

Our BA R W I T E project is evolving as it perches above at the eagles eye view above the Broken River plateau of Mansfield in the Victorian high country.

It celebrates the rich high country hut and farm heritage of the local district celebrating the soft lemon hues of the dry woodlands country with the patina of galvanised steel.

A Father-Son journey of hand crafted beauty, perfection, intention and engineering simplicity recovering beautiful yellow box lumber into a refined celebration of the landscape.

23/01/2026

We celebrate our weekend with the release of the short film and back story of our award winning team, behind the award winning project 'Y A R R A N- A Family Home'.

This was the most ambitious project of my life— a vision pushing through uncertainty and yet, it went on to receive 10 national awards.