Location: The Highlands in the Ecovillage, Currumbin Valley

Floor space: 130 m2

Year Completed: 2017

Architect: PTMA Architecture

This innovative house in The Highlands of The Ecovillage in Currumbin utilises the natural building product Hempcrete for the walls. This not only gives a beautiful earthy organic look, it provides excellent thermal insulation and acoustic properties whilst having a low impact on the environment.

Continuing the eco theme, the house also has recycled timber floors, hand made trusses, clay rendered walls and a stunning kitchen that utilises recycled elements. It also has passive solar design features, solar panels and water catchment.

Location: Mango Lane in The Ecovillage, Currumbin Valley

Floor space: 200 m2

Year Completed: 2013

Architect: Symbiosphere

A beautiful architect designed house in The Ecovillage in Currumbin. It features decks for all seasons with different aspects of the valley to view. It has hardwood timber floors throughout, feature ply ceilings and is split level adding depth and character to the house.

In line with The Ecovillage ethos, it has been built with passive solar design features, solar panels and water catchment.

Location: The Creek in the Ecovillage, Currumbin Valley

Floor space: 130 m2

Year Completed: 2010

Architect: Symbiosphere

A pavilion style house with an interconnecting enclosed deck to join the buildings. It is a 2 bedroom house with a separate garage and storage.

A key feature of the house is the beautiful exposed timber trusses and struts.

Location: Wattlebird House

Floor space: 300 m2

Year Completed: 2014

Architect: Qubd

A spectacular 4 bedroom home plus office with guest accommodation. It’s a 2 storey house with split levels nestled into a moderately steep incline making use of the topography.

With numerous view capturing decks, it also has a large carport and workshop area underneath making this a practical as well as beautiful house.

Location:   The Terraces in The Ecovillage
Floor Space: 180m²
Year Completed:   2014
Architect:   PTMA Architecture

This pavilion home was designed to be constructed in stages, as budget allows, as a ‘co-house’. This is a form of shared housing where a group of families or friends share space and facilities on a block of land. Rather than being  a new idea, it is a rebirth and rethink of the traditional ‘extended family’ lifestyle with all it’s benefits and complications.

This house was designed on a strict palette of materials, colour and set-out to highlight feature recycled elements including windows, doors, kitchen and feature timber. It incorporates solar panels, solar hot water, significant rainwater storage and a hydronic floor heating system.

The slowly evolving design and construction has allowed the clients to enjoy the changes as they happen. It has enabled them to source various recycled elements and incorporate their reuse into the home – where a modern start to finish construction would make such flexibility and evolution difficult.

Location:   The Terraces in The Ecovillage

Surface Area: 230m²

Year Completed:   2013

Architect:   Qubd

An architect designed panel built house with modular floors and walls for efficiency and simplicity. It also has a sandwich panel roof for added insulation value and clean lines. As a result of this innovative design, it was able to be erected relatively quickly.

The house is made up of two wings of bedrooms and bathrooms with a living area, kitchen and beautiful deck in the middle with views out to the valley.

Location: The Highlands House in The Ecovillage, Currumbin Valley

Floor space: 250 m²

Year Completed: 2013

Architect: PTMA Architecture

This two storey home in The Ecovillage in the beautiful Currumbin Valley was built to take advantage of the panoramic views down the valley and to the ocean. The house faces due north to the sun and has a 5m high retractable door providing floor to sky views from the internal courtyard.

The lightweight construction was made predominantly of timber with many recycled materials used such as hardwood floorboards. The house also has many sustainability features such as 75L water tanks, solar PV panels, solar hot water and onsite sewerage