Bush hammer

Grounds' design was therefore modest and sober, containing wooden paneling, pebble-mix flooring, bush-hammered concrete walls hung with tapestries, and glass panels etched with images of Australian flora and fauna.

The maison's palette, which Montel describes as "rich," features off-white walls with a rose tint and mostly locally sourced materials, including elm beams repurposed from an old temple and bush-hammered granite.

Exterior materials were chosen to complement the main terminal, including bush-hammered concrete, 'Dulles' grey metal trim and structural elements, and grey-tinted glass set into simple framing.

One such assignment, recently completed by Stone Age, was an outdoor staircase for a property in Bath, using 50mm stone with bull-nosed edges and a bush-hammered surface.

* Bush-hammered pavers impacted in the factory produce a roughened stone-like finish.