Set on just 125m2 in Carrington, opposite the Newcastle Port, this dynamic little house shows how you can maximise a small block of land to enjoy spacious living with a beautiful garden.
The house includes two bedrooms, three balconies, a full size bathroom and a generous combined living/dining area (with a total floorspace of approx. 100m2 over two floors).
The house was built in a factory (which took about 6 months) and then installed onsite in a day, ready for connection to services. Building offsite saved about 30% in building costs and avoided the difficulties associated with working in such a tight space.
A driveway was a council requirement, so to avoid the front yard being half covered in concrete, circles were left out of the drive to allow more space for low growing plants that a car can park over.
Much of the garden infrastructure (raised gabion beds) was in place prior to the house arriving, which made completing the garden very fast and simple.
Skylights (upstairs and downstairs) as well as north facing windows, provide ample light throughout the house to give a warmth and openness that is often lacking in older terrace houses.
Did you know that almost a quarter of all houses (24%) have only one person living in them? (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016) So where are all of the small houses catering to this market?