Chaffey Gardens (the purple house) 2017

Chaffey Gardens (the purple house)

Our 1940s cottage in Ainslie has been rebuilt (extended, retrofitted and renovated) with the following sustainable features:

• passive solar design: plenty of north facing double glazing, concrete slab floors in the new part of the house, plenty of insulation, and insulation added to existing house
• 14 Solar panels, a battery and the Reposit software
• 69kL of rainwater storage, entire house plumbed to rainwater
• grey water recycling
• re-use of some old fittings from the old house
• Permaculture food forest garden in progress

And from the street, we still look like a little cottage in Ainslie!

If you are planning to visit our home here is a self guided tour sheet and rough map for use on the day.
Purple House mud map
Purple House stations

Please consider parking in Baker Gardens. Our street is quite narrow and Baker Gardens is just a short walk.

Architected by Hugh Gordon and built by BCT Construction (Craig Toole)