Sustainable Housing for Life Design Award

The Northern Rivers Sustainable House Day competition brief was to design a sustainable, modular single-family house that can be adapted over the life course of a family; e.g. first a couple alone, then with children, later renting out space etc. The design was inspired by forest canopies with 20m2 modules that are highly flexible and adaptable for different locations and functions by connecting the modules with shaded decks and breezeways. This allows for customised layouts and to take advantage of local site conditions such as topography, climate, vegetation and views

Minimal footprints save cost and resources while providing a spacious feel through indoor-outdoor connection and multi-functional spaces such as thermal chimneys doubling as storage cabinets. The system is designed with natural and low-zero toxic materials and finishes, fully demountable on concrete-free steel foundations and for net-zero energy operation.

Collaboration: Thomson Adsett Brisbane (2015)