This home was the feature home in the 2003 National Solar Day Tour and was featured in The Age (The Domain). Featuring Passive Solar Design with an emphasis on recycled building materials and low toxicity, the house also has a Solar Hot Water System, a greywater system and rainwater tanks.

Lounge (right) : introduction of thermal mass into a previously drafty home. The burnished white slab is beautiful in this comfortable north facing room. The screens hide a busy study area and allow an efficient use of space.

Kitchen (below) : when our client's brief was 'no chipboard, no MDF, no solid timber and no laminates', Paula was granted her wish to create a kitchen in a recycled plastic panel. Teamed with stainless steel the result is a modern kitchen that should last for years.

Bathroom (below right) : we are still trying to design the self-cleaning bathroom - but this is certainly low maintenance. A small, fully tiled room without a shower screen featuring water efficient fixtures and fittings, it is certainly the smallest room in the house.