The house enters into a living area complete with a corner couch and generous-sized coat cupboard. The storage cabinetry underneath the couch converts into a comfortable double guest bed. The spacious kitchen is finished with stunning wooden benchtops with a bar extension for entertainment, a work-from-home area, or a craft sewing area. The kitchen features a full-sized oven complete with a gas cooktop and rangehood, double sink, three-way fridge, open display shelving in addition to the abundance of storage drawers.
Leading off the kitchen is a combined bathroom/laundry, which includes a compost toilet, sink, shower, washing machine, clothes storage and fold-down bench made from quality recycled timber.
The Mayflower also features a loft bedroom with enough space to comfortably fit a queen-size bed and sideboard for additional clothes storage. Recycled timber has been used where possible throughout this home.
Additional internal features include:
- Complete insulation throughout
- Exceptional air circulation via a ceiling fan and multiple windows and skylights
- Instantaneous gas hot water
- Enabled for living both on- or off-grid
- Functional roll-out seats with storage
- Pull-out coffee table
- Beautifully crafted gas boat heater.
External features include:
- Roof guttering to a freestanding water tank
- Wall taps
- Lights and power points
- Use of greywater storage and disposal
- Tri-axle registered trailer with brakes
- Solid metal base trailer; underfloor insulation is installed so there is no opportunity for dampness.
Scope of services by Tiny Footprint: Advice, design, build, decoration, placement and setup.
Timeline: 8 weeks for build; completed end of October 2017.
This home is open as part of the Narara Ecovillage Open Day. To see other homes that are open at the village, click here. To visit this house and the ecovillage, book tickets here.
