Honeyeater House 2018

House Notes – Honeyeater House

With a mere 79 m2 floor area, this award-winning yet humble home is a refreshing example of pared-back living in a purpose-built small house.

The considered, honest design eliminates superfluous elements and ‘wasted’ spaces, resulting in a highly individual and truly affordable space… (and has enabled me to slash my mortgage by 50%!).

Simple passive solar principles ensure light and warmth in winter, while ample cross-ventilation and seasonal shading provide natural summer cooling.

Recycled windows add a familiar, retro feel to this seven-year-old home, set on a 538m2 suburban block, amid organic native and food-producing gardens.

Features include:

• Passive solar design – burnished concrete floor for thermal mass
• Recycled windows to front of house
• Louvre windows to capture prevailing summer breeze
• Seasonal shading to north and west sides of house
• Curtains on windows
• Energy/water-efficient appliances
• Recycled/reused furnishings in home
• Natural fibres used throughout home
• Composting
• Organic vegetable garden
• 20+ fruit trees inc. espaliers
• Native plant species for wildlife habitat and forage
• Poultry run with heritage-breed chickens
• Recycled materials used throughout garden
• Rainwater harvesting for house and garden use.

Designed and built by Tectonics Building Design.

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