This elegant five-bedroom home shapes up beautifully. Designed in an H formation, the bedrooms occupy one wing and living spaces the other wing. Linking them is a central deck that leads to a swimming pool and spa area.The single-level house is clad in dark vertical cedar with concrete accent panels, and the gables are wrapped in black custom-folded aluminium panels. In contrast to the 400sqm home’s brooding exterior, the inside is all light and elegant neutrals. Decking flows out from the recesses in the H. Two spaces – one on each side of the house – are covered, including the expansive portico overlooking the pool, which has a louvred roof. Sliders connect them to the house and invite sunlight, warmth and views of the countryside and landscaping. Pitched ceilings add to the sense of openness and grandeur. Details such as designer lighting, a waterfall-edge kitchen island and screens over clerestory windows show that this is a house about style as well as substance. Additional luxuries include a scullery, media room, office, separate laundry, separate toilet and ensuite bathrooms in the main and guest bedrooms. In this case, H undeniably stands for heavenly.