A Small Cabin on a Site Too Protected to Clear

Tallowwood Cabin by Fouché Architects is a small dwelling in the Gold Coast hinterland shaped by strict vegetation-clearing controls and a BAL-FZ bushfire rating. Working within the irregular footprint between the tree canopies, the house maintains a close connection to the landscape while meeting stringent bushfire requirements through a compact and deliberately restrained form. Read the full article with photography on Simple Dwelling: https://simpledwelling.net/features/t... In partnership with UBIQ Learn more: https://www.ubiq.au/?utm_source=simpl... Chapters 00:00 – A Large Site With a Small Buildable Area 00:30 – In the Gold Coast Hinterlands 01:17 – Shaping the Cabin Around the Canopy 01:56 – Designing for Flame Zone Bushfire 02:46 – Arriving at the Cabin 04:04 – Responding to the Site 05:13 – A Simple and Non-Excessive Home 05:29 – Dark UBIQ Cladding in the Bush 06:30 – Focusing on the Eucalypts 06:54 – Building With the Risks of the Landscape Watch Next Bittern Cabin by Nic Morgante    • Inside a Small Cabin Nestled in the Forest   Location – Tallebudgera, Queensland, Australia Architecture – Fouché Architects Builder – Minarco Structural engineering – Grain Structural Studio External cladding – UBIQ Film and photography – Anthony Richardson Production – Simple Dwelling About Simple Dwelling Simple Dwelling is an Australian architecture publication grounded in simplicity and place. Website – https://simpledwelling.net/ Newsletter – https://simpledwelling.net/newsletter Instagram –   / simple_dwelling