HOUSE IN THE BUSH

Location | Margaret River WA

This weekend retreat was designed as a personal project to create a sustainable off grid getaway for myself in the forrest close to where I grew up. The brief I set for myself required the retreat to be designed to be self sustaining, off the grid and planning was limited to 36m2 of internal floor area, so as to be classed as an ancillary dwelling and allow for a potential larger residence to be built on the site in the future.

My inspiration for this project was the Boranup Forrest in the South West of Western Australia, just outside of the town of Margaret River, a place I spend a lot of time hanging out with friends over the Australian summer, camping out, hiking, and exploring in the bush.

My vision for this project was to have a private retreat for a couple to be able to getaway and relax on the occasional weekend but also have areas for entertaining friends, with a communal kitchen and living area joined by a moderate size deck, whereas visiting friends could roll out a swag and camp out under the stars.