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/tallowwood-cabin-fouche-architects
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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
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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
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