An Aussie Holiday Home Inspired by Camping | Australia ByDesign

This new vacation home on Minjerribah (Australia) embodies calmness simplicity, so its occupants can enjoy being immersed in nature at the beach.
Influenced by local campsites - where cooking, gathering and sleeping zones are united under a large tarpaulin - the house incorporates essential functionality in a compact footprint, beneath an elegant butterfly roof.
Built for three families, it comfortably accommodates up to 10 people. Sleeping and bathing spaces are deliberately small, while the communal area is generous and opens up to views of the sea and surrounding bushland. This openness enhances the sense of being “on holidays”.
The local Jandai word Moongalba, or “sitting down place”, beautifully describes the simplicity of spending time here. This is a deliberately simple house that inspires a feeling of escape from everyday life, where people can spend time in nature with friends and family, just like the Minjerribah campsites and beach shacks of old.
Image courtesy of Christopher Frederick Jones (CFJ)
Thanks to our partner Lysaght Australia
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[@jsmith3908]

Stradbroke Island, known as Stradbroke Island

[@allegrosotto2126]

😂

[@bogdanbonk]

Thats all good and well with it being open to nature but what do you do about the bugs and mozzies getting in and being attracted to lights and so on ..... if l want to eat my dinner with the mozzies l would just go camping.

[@askvor]

Stunning house. Love how it's all open and wherever you look you look at nature. And the black isn't overwhelming with all the light coming in from everywhere.

[@pattttyyyy]

So cool. Love the butterfly roof and the black timber lining

[@lucylou5766]

Absolutely perfect. No mention of mitigating cyclone damage. Oma came close last year.

[@1968krug]

I reluctantly sold a property in regional Victoria that was so dear to my heart, it shared some of this vision and qualities of the wonderful property showcased here. The only consolation I have is to know that one day I can draw inspiration from homes like this and build a similar retreat somewhere special. Great story, thank you.

[@yiannipassaris2292]

Such an Amazing house! 💛👌🏼

[@drumswest5035]

Butterfly style roofs are terrible as they require constant maintenance to keep debris out of the gutter. Im in engineering and have seen a lot of failures ( collapses) due to poor maintenance. Why would you paint hallways black?...thats great for working with the light and the Australian heat!

[@splashpit]

I’d hazard a guess that the black is a homage to bushfire ravaged trees and true about the roof so this style of house in not for the lazy .

[@steveallen1340]

Style over function.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Definitely some interesting design features. Thanks for sharing

[@chrisbull3838]

Love it!

[@thibaulthofbauer5510]

Bravo!

[@evanhadkins5532]

I'm wondering about heating the open space in winter.

[@lightupwithjosephxavier7511]

i love it 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@salimovruslan3080]

great job very bjutiful house

[@dianachern4234]

I like roof idea

[@nelsongayta154]

Nice design

[@jeremycox8261]

Everything old is new again. This home reminds me strongly of a beachcomber design that was popular during the 1960s and 1970s. It doesn’t remind me at all of camping. A direct line of sight from the front to the back of a home is considered poor feng shui because with nothing to slow or redirect it, chi will rush straight from the front door out the back. This allows the energy, which might bring luck or money, to leave your home without circulating and bestowing its benefits. I think it lacks imagination.

[@andrewhurst6360]

Not everyone cares about feng shui. To each their own. I’d love to have this place.

[@TheswedishDane]

Its a beautiful house, but sustainable is not building your house number 2 in the middle of nature because you can afford it, it would have been more in contact with nature, not building more houses in the habitat of wildlife #greenwashing

[@user-el4mn4dm2d]

Rubbish, you buy & put in gutter brushes get up there with long handled brush go for it.

[@vidiot9000]

Yeah, I never had a problem with mine

[@Mlmv266]

Love it!