The Farmers’ Home Hotel located on the Avon River in Northam is a sibling hotel to the Premier Mill Hotel in Katanning and forms an important part of our clients’ bold vision for tourism in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
Farmers' Home Hotel
Building on the success of the initial venture, the project breathes new life into the original 1866 hotel. The design approach responds to the Victorian era details of the heritage fabric with a contemporary interpretation of the period as an overlay of a new level of amenity and sophistication. We appreciate the grandeur of the buildings stone walls, wide hallways, arches, elaborate cornice mouldings, high ceilings, grand timber stair and have sought to retain, reveal and add to this character in a playful yet understated manner that celebrates the layering of old and new.
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The guest rooms are all located on the first floor. The shape of the building, which was added to over time, follows the broad curve of the road and as such the rooms vary in size, shape and aspect. The verandah facing rooms have access to the newly reconstructed verandah facing Fitzgerald St. while other rooms have glimpses of the river.
The rooms are designed to compliment the original features and existing materials adding amenity without clutter. The walls are lined with a simple painted timber wall paneling that becomes a glazed timber partition to the ensuite. The Baltic pine floorboards were retained, and a distinctive black boarder added to give definition to the spaces.
The newly restored hotel stands proudly in the main street once again fulfilling an important role in the daily life of the town offering contemporary boutique hotel accommodation combined with welcoming country hospitality to visitors and locals alike.
