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Sculptural Rye Cave House – Showcasing Sustainable Design with Flexi-Mesh

Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Nestled among the coastal ti-tree of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the Rye Cave House from Seaspray Homes is redefining modern, sustainable living. Recently featured on ABC TV Series Grand Designs Australia, this sculptural, high-performance home demonstrates a commitment to environmental responsibility, architectural integrity, and site-responsive design.

Innovative Use of Flexi-Mesh

Central to the home’s innovative design is the use of Flexi-Mesh stainless steel mesh for balustrading and fall protection – blending safety with elegance and transparency.

The mesh complements the home’s seamless indoor-outdoor connections, allowing uninterrupted views of the surrounding bushland.

Built to Passive House Standards

Built to Passive House standards, the Rye Cave House achieves exceptional thermal comfort and airtightness. Its construction incorporates recycled concrete and reclaimed Oregon timber, highlighting both sustainability and material richness. Triple-glazed windows and doors ensure superior acoustic and thermal insulation, while internal planter beds bring nature directly into the home’s interior.

Design Highlights

Design highlights include a sunken bath carved into the concrete slab and a façade softened by native vegetation and climbing greenery. The images below show plants beginning to trail along the Flexi-Mesh balustrade.

Group Architectural Manager Shaun Salmon explained that Flexi-Mesh is a popular choice among architects and landscapers for creating aesthetic, sustainable green walls.

“This lightweight, multifunctional material can be tensioned into three-dimensional forms that create unique, elegant, and lightweight tensile structures. Made from hamma® X, the world’s leading marine and architectural stainless steel wire rope, Flexi-Mesh is the prefect choice for balustrades, greenwalls, safety netting, enclosures and zoological structures.”

Congratulations to Seaspray Homes on the clever design and construction of The Rye Cave House.

Thank you to Seaspray Homes for the opportunity to supply Flexi-Mesh to help create the environmentally conscious and visually striking Rye Cave House.

More Information

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Arcus Wire Group is a recognised leader in wire rope, chain, hardware, and stainless steel mesh for over 60 years. We bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and expertise to help customers with projects of any size or complexity.

For more information or to discuss your requirements, please contact Shaun Salmon or our business development team Kris Corbett, Desmond Pronk, Aleisha Salmon, and Matthew Doherty, or call 1800 ARCUSW (1800 272 879).