This is a design that we've been working on for a small holiday or beach house. It it prefabricated, which can be erected quickly and cleanly on site, minimising the need for labour in remote locations. No reason why it can't be constructed in suburban areas either, subject to council approval.
On the ground floor, it has an entry porch, two bedrooms, two bathrooms with one between the bedrooms and one by the front door), laundry, and a large open living and kitchen area which opens out to a sizeable deck. A stair leads up to the mezzanine, located above one of the bedrooms. It has a walled-up ground floor area of 99 sq.m, and a first floor area of 16.5sq.m. The porch and deck total 42 sq.m. The cathedral ceiling gives a sense of space for an otherwise small footprint. The efficient planning also means it has got hardly any corridors while still giving privacy to the bedrooms and living space.
It is prefabricated primarily from a Structural Insulated Panel System (plywood/polystyrene), with Colorbond composite roof panels.
Get in touch if you're interested!
 |
| This is a view of the entry porch, which faces the access road or driveway. The bedroom and bathroom windows, while large, are 1.5m off the internal floor, which gives privacy to these rooms. |
 |
| This view is from the back, with the large deck facing the view at the rear of the house. While this model is on relatively flat land, it can also be used on a sloping site - we would need a balustrade to the deck of course! |
 |
| Another view from the rear. Heating would be a wood combustion stove, and the high levels of insulation would keep the house cool in summer. |
 |
| A view of the front and side of the house - the upper windows are for the mezzanine. The deck can be seen on the right, and the entry porch on the left. |
 |
| The house can be accessed from the deck (left) or the entry porch (right). The window on the left is for one of the bathrooms, and the other one is for the laundry. |
 |
| An interior view of the living and kitchen area - the front door is at the end of the very short corridor on the left, with big sliding doors to the deck on the right. |
 |
| A view looking the other way - the stair leading up to the mezzanine can be seen at end of the room. The vestibule on the right leads into the two bedrooms and the bathroom. |
 |
| A view from the mezzanine, looking down into the living area. |
