Tiny Home opens up in Torquay

A SMALL sustainable house on tour opened its doors in Torquay at the weekend.

The RACV Tiny Home was one of the star attractions at a free family day held on Sunday at the RACV Torquay Resort as part of Sustainable House Day.

RACV teamed with award-winning Australian architect Peter Maddison (who also spoke on Sunday) to design the RACV Tiny Home, which showcases what makes a home comfortable to live in and affordable to run.

Using good design principles, clever materials and the latest in smart living technology, the little concept dwelling is a tiny home with big ideas.

RACV Home program manager Bess Nolan-Cook said the Tiny Home’s design and features could help people get the most out of our homes, whether new or old.

“Everything inside and out of the Tiny Home highlights the benefits of good design and material choices.

\“It’s backed by smarter technology which allows householders to stay on top of their energy consumption as they live more efficiently.

“We want people visiting the RACV Tiny Home to be inspired by great ideas that they can apply to their own homes that will make a real difference to their cost of living.”

Mr Maddison spoke about the Tiny Home on Sunday, as did garden design guru Jamie Durie in a talk about the urban food bowl.

The free family day also featured live music and seedling planting for children.

Sustainable House Day is run across Australia by the not-for-profit Alternative Technology Association (ATA), and allows people to tour innovative homes in the spirit of inspiring, educating and sharing new sustainable technologies and ideas.

For more information on the ATA, head to ata.org.au.