Rammed earth, solar power, and handcrafted details create a unique retreat where the design feels at home in the landscape.
Sheltered from wild winds, this off-grid hilltop home opens up to breathtaking lakeside views. Explore its design secrets!
This modern farmhouse combines tradition with sustainability, offering stunning views and off-grid living in Carrickalinga.
This off-grid sustainable house balances modern comforts with off-grid sustainable living on a 37-hectare property in Birregurra.
Explore how this family built a sustainable, energy-efficient home using innovative hempcrete construction in a stunning location.
Two pavilions offset to capture light and views and create a sheltered courtyard help this home look and feel much larger than it is.
Constructed from two shipping containers, this tiny house embraces the landscape and can even be relocated to a new site.
Surrounded by bushland, this home is off-grid and bushfire resilient to deal with its beautiful but challenging location.
A modern farmhouse for a couple with overseas relatives needs to adapt from a comfortable home for two to a home for many more.
Sitting on an exposed hilltop, this off-grid retreat deals with a hostile landscape, but it's worth the effort for that view...
This warm, textural home creates a connection to place, captures views and creates a humble retreat from the elements (and the city).
Could you live in a tiny house? CABN, an Australian tiny house tucked away in the Adelaide Hills, gives you a test drive (stay).
Sitting sympathetically in an open paddock, this off-grid house captures views without compromising on environmental performance.
To construct this off-grid home on Victoria's French Island, prefabricated modules had to be transported by barge to the isolated site.
Waitpinga Retreat designed as a casual getaway immersed in the natural beauty of nature looks and feels very Australian.
A magnificent 100 year old fig tree and a small creek are treated as sacred elements in this home which embraces its environment.
Completely off-grid and raised up to avoid occasional flooding, Platypus Bend House cantilevers spectacularly over a bushland clearing.
In a natural clearing of bushland, this home with simple detailing and an earthy palette captures the spirit and joy of camping.
This off-the-grid home is close to the beach in the Daintree Rainforest — an ancient ecosystem deserving a thoughtful approach to site.
Sled House sits in two sleds making relocating it with a tractor a cinch. The whole area is within a coastal erosion zone; All structures must be removable.
Incorporating the qualities of a traditional farmhouse ensures this modern farmhouse will feel like a home from the get-go.
Eyrie Houses demonstrate just how decadent the holiday home has become. And how rewarding returning back to basics can be…
In Wallaby Lane House, a family seeking a tree change find a new, more self-sufficient way of living. The home makes the most of their rural site.
Hill End Ecohouse in Queensland is a new home constructed almost entirely from the house it replaced and a leader in sustainability…
Somers Courtyard House is a low maintenance home to accommodate an expanding family with regular guests. The best part? It's completely off-grid!
A modest retreat provides shelter, warmth and comfort in the wild and isolated of the remote setting.
Nestled on the banks of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, this tiny self-sufficient cabin retreat becomes part of the wider landscape.
This 'Bach' - a New Zealand term for a small holiday shack - is built inside a shipping container. It's a self-contained, portable, and fun retreat for a family of four.
From the outside Hill Plain House has an Australian agricultural feel. Inside, it's another story; dark moody and richly detailed.
Snowy Mountains House is designed for living off the grid in style. The home works with nature to resist extreme winds, collect rainwater and shed snow.
Pump House is a compact, off-grid home for simple living. Owners and guests can enjoy a quiet night, a cup of tea and quality time with their horse, George.
