Designing homes in bushfire-prone areas requires a thoughtful approach to ensure safety, compliance, and sustainability. At BAAHOUSE, we specialise in creating homes tailored for hinterland regions within bushfire-rated zones.

The traps of building small. Misconceptions when designing and building small homes.

What are the benefits of going small with a house design? Five reasons to go small with a house design and how BAAHOUSE elevates small house design.

Why consider BAAHOUSE as a housing solution for affordability?

Now that the QLD government is planning to relax planning laws permitting property owners to rent granny flats or second dwellings, now is a good time to consider investing in an architect designed granny flat for your future investment

With the cost of building skyrocketing in the past year, housing for many families has become increasingly unaffordable. Investing in a property with other family members gives people more options to live close to schools and work. Living with ageing parents can also be a peace of mind - knowing their care and social needs are being met while also benefitting from having child sitters at home. Multi-generational living is a viable housing solution whether its for financial, care or social reasons.

Benefits of multi-generational households include:

The recent floods in QLD and NSW showed us the unpredictability for these events; while many houses could not have been protected with water levels reaching the tops of their roof’s there are ways to build to protect from floods and minimise the damage.

NSW has some of the most generous rules for granny flats in Australia, making it easy to build a separate dwelling out the back for family and friends or to make some extra cash. But does a granny flat add value to your property? Let’s look at if you should build a granny flat on your land.

Deciding on investing in a granny flat or aged care is one of the most important decisions we can make concerning the welfare of our elderly parents. While we should not compromise on their care, financial decisions also need to be weighed up as to how it will impact on the individual and the extended family over the long term.

At last weekend’s Building Design Association of Australia Awards a granny flat built on Sydney’s Northern Beaches by Tanya and Phil Deer won Best Secondary Dwelling / Granny Flat in Australia.

Featuring a range of exterior and interior design products currently being used in our residential designs