This house offers an affordable, sustainable dwelling which has the potential of reducing waste and using predominantly Australian-made recyclable materials as well as integrating environmentally friendly principles during the entire building process.
The concept was a pre-manufactured hybrid system of housing employing flatpack and modular design methodologies. The main aim of the construction process was to deliver a house that required no wet trades to enter the site, meaning that only carpenters and labourers were used to erect and install the panels and a plumber and electrician to connect the pre-run services.
The strong and relatively light wall sheeting is a board which is produced from a waste product. The paint system was a two-part water-based paint which produced an extremely durable and beautiful flat finish.
This house was a first of its type and after the specialised trades had carried out their work in a controlled factory environment, it only took eight weeks on site to complete. 听
The judges felt the builder is to be commended for not only thinking outside traditional building methods but for putting his thoughts into practice.
