So honoured and proud to have been recognised by the Australian Civic Trust and to have won the Hugh Stretton Award for Residential Development for our work in the tiny house space namely for: the Tiny House Planning Resource with Lara Nobel (Tiny House Company), Beth Winkle (Plannery Co), Kate Meathrel (Tiny Consulting), Heather Shearer (Griffith University)…
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Tiny House Deep Dive – Done!
As we come up for air after our Deep Dive, I feel energised for the next round. There was an absolute positive vibe to the room yesterday. So many passionate people wanting to make a difference in this space. It really feels like the start of something big! A big thank you to all the…
Tiny House Deep Dive
BOOKED OUT!! We have a full house for tomorrow’s Deep Dive into whether Tiny Houses can solve big issues. The event organised by QShelter and ESC Consulting is bringing together a cross section of professionals from government, not-for-profit and industry, to identify and solve the barriers to getting tiny houses on the ground. We will…
Density and Diversity Done Well – with tiny houses of course!
At last!! We can now reveal the entry that we prepared for the Density and Diversity Done Well competition! This competition was a joint initiative of the Queensland Department for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and the Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland, with the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Architects and the Planning…
Tiny House Planning Resource
If you think that Tiny Houses could contribute to the mainstream housing supply and diversity in our communities…if you think that they could offer an affordable housing alternative…if you are in property development as a regulator, developer or professional…then here is some food for thought. Download it. Read it. Explore it. Share it. Get in touch.
Autumn Newsletter 2017
Plans, plans and plans – the many changes to the planning and building environment in Queensland State planning legislation Last year the Queensland State government introduced the new Planning Act 2016 which will come in force on 3 July this year. As part of these changes, subordinate statutory documents are also being updated and some…
Update on Tiny House on Wheels Decision
The recent Tiny House on Wheels decision has sent a ripple through the planning community. Brisbane City Council is currently reviewing its approach to the phenomena of Tiny Homes, not just in terms of regulations but also in the broader context of alternative housing options for Brisbane. There is still work to be done. We advocate the development…
More fun with Tiny Houses
If you enjoy tiny houses and their fascinating ideas and designs, you can vote for the 2016 Tiny House of the Year. This is an international competition and Australia has a few entries including one by the Tiny House Company with their beautiful subtropical designed tiny house (http://tinyhouseoftheyear.com/sub-tropical-australian-tiny-house/). So have fun browsing through the competition…
Landmark precedent for the Tiny House on Wheels
The decision This week the Queensland Building and Development Dispute Resolution Committee (the Committee) established to hear the appeal against the enforcement notice issued by the Brisbane City Council (BCC) to the owners of the Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) “formed the view that the THOW does not constitute building works as defined under the Building…
Small is beautiful. Tiny Houses.
We are proud to provide our assistance and support to the Tiny House Company (www.tinyhousecompany.com.au) in their endeavours to make tiny homes an alternative solution to the design of infill developments and to the affordable housing problem. Their beautiful tiny home is currently challenging the planning and building concepts that regulate property development in Brisbane…
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