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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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Everything You Need And Nothing You Don’t

Australia

This project takes a highly crafted approach to tiny home living, bringing together architect, builder and craftsman for an utterly unique outcome.


Situated in the rolling hills and lush paddocks of a property in Berry, NSW, sits a striking domicile. Positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the two tiny copper towers offer a place of respite and escape.

Designed as a shelter to house only the essentials, the 18-metre-squared project includes a bed, a deck, a fireplace and a bathroom. Minimalist in its most pure sense, this home away from home followed the brief of creating a place that had “everything you need and nothing you don’t”.

The project is a collaboration between Casey Brown Architecture, master craftsman Jeffrey Broadfield and the building team from Smith and Primmer. The whole project was pre-fabricated in a barn on site, before being moved to its more permanent position nestled into the hillside.

While petite and unconventional, this tiny home has been made with consideration for sustainability, using recycled materials. One of the main features of the project is the extensive use of ironbark, which was sourced from an unused wharf float, while copper has been used to accompany.

The design, while being simple in form, incorporates moveable sides to open up and close the spaces as needed. Three manual winches allow the sides to be lifted and lowered, creating an awning when raised up to protect against the summer sun.

A dream project for the client, this tiny home was realised through a collaboration that really pushed the process of making, one that harks back to the fact that simple is more often than not better.

Project details

Architecture by Casey Brown Architecture
Engineering by Cantilever Consulting Engineers
Mastercraftsman and foreman – Jeffrey Broadfield
Builder and copperwork by Smith & Primmer
Photography by Andrew Loiterton


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Aleesha Callahan

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Casey Brown ArchitectureClimaterecycled materialssustainableSustainable Architecturesustainable building materialstiny hometiny house


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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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