Flipping the narrative

This Perth family threw out their original oversized volume builder plans and opted instead for a compact, healthy, sun-filled home with a big garden.

Rebecca Krispin

HOUSE PROFILE Perth, WA AT A GLANCE - Small footprint preserves outdoor space - Designed to Passive House standard for comfort and low energy use - Innovative wood fibre wall system When two members of the family were getting sick all the time, and testing on their old home revealed a host of problems including lead dust and mould, this Perth couple decided to sell up. They bought a 506-square-metre subdivided block in the same neighbourhood south of the river, and approached a volume builder for a design and costing for a brand new home. The plan they received was for a very large home – a whopping 300 square metres – taking up almost all of the narrow, sloping block. It had long corridors, clumsy stepped levels, little natural light and a…

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