The building is limited to one-room width, ensuring adequate cross ventilation and avoiding the need for summer air conditioning.

A system of tiered sliding timber and insect screens, sliding glazed doors and solid panels work to accommodate varying climatic conditions and privacy requirements.

Galvanised steel and cypress structure, fibre cement cladding, glass and cypress sliding walls and doors are left in their original raw state with finishes only applied to achieve a low-maintenance future. This palette of building materials make no provision for the feeding requirements and societal habits of termites.

The cypress flooring is a product of Queensland, suited to our climate and finished with a mix of natural waxes requiring very little maintenance. Copper shower trays and vinyl sheet flooring to wet areas ensures that water will drain to where you want it and not hide under layers of tiles cement grout and particle board sheet.

All metal components are mechanically fixed, not welded, avoiding unsightly and damaging rust. Rainwater is plumbed directly to the whole house and can be manually changed to town water if and when required. Council water charges are infrastructure charges only as there is no need for council water.

Three monthly electricity bills are currently in the vicinity of $175 for a three person household.

The dry creek bed driveway, aluminium walkway grating and suspended floor structure allows for waters to be absorbed into the surrounding landscape and not concentrated into damaging runoff and potential pooling.

Well manured vegetable gardens and fruit trees complete the picture of a very sustainable building and lifestyle while offering a resort-style Eco retreat int he midst of surrounding Council parklands and bush walking tracks.

Sustainability Declaration Available