Real Living Australia - February 2018

One vision Architects Karl and

Lynette worked with the owners to

achieve their self-sufficent dream

home with all the mod cons.

THE LIVING AREA

THE ENTRANCE

MEET THE

ARCHITECTS

THE HOMEOWNERS

ENGAGED LYNETTE LOO

AND K ARL WHITE OF

TEAM-B ARCHITECTURE AND

DESIGN TO ACHIEVE THEIR

OFF-THE-GRID DREAM.

TEAM-B.COM.AU |

@TEAM.B.ARCHITECTURE

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A TRICKY LOCATION COMES WITH

ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES

This first lesson was learnt early on,

when Karl and Lynette began the tender

process. Not only was it hard to find

builders willing to come out and quote

on the job, the few who did wanted to

charge a premium due to the remote

location and unconventional design.

The process took a long time and to no

avail, so with all avenues exhausted, the

owners eventually decided to project-

manage the job as owner-builders.

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BUSHFIRE COMPLIANCE

WILL BUMP UP YOUR COSTS

Building in a bushfire zone means you

are often limited to fire-retardent

materials and may have to include

extra safety measures in your design.

Additional requirements such as Gyprock

Fyrchek plasterboard, plywood, fire

shutters and screens added a significant

percentage to the build cost, not to

mention upgrades to the doors and

windows that were required to comply

with strict bushfire regulations.

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