Dingo House | Source Architects

For Dingo House we worked with our client to purchase and relocate a historic Queenslander onto their beautiful property outside Mullumbimby. Starting its new life cut in two with roofs removed, the structure was transported by truck and reassembled on its new site as the new managers residence for a new sustainable farming initiative.

The existing cottage was restored and a new level was created under the old Queenslander that allowed the original cottage to read as a single level structure from the entry. The new lower level is clad in salvaged galvanised iron and deliberately speaks to rural houses of the area that have been developed in stages over time.

The recycling of the of the existing cottage, when coupled with onsite PV Systems, water storage and the landscape regeneration work being undertaken by the owners, represents a wonderfully sustainable approach to building and caring for the land.