A simple and gentle intrusion into native bush on the side of a mountain in Southern Tasmania allowing occupation of a difficult and delicate site..

This building is an expression of a much contemplated philosophy regarding the nature of minimalism and building

This delicate but robust timber building was prefabricated in a workshop using modified traditional Japanese Joinery techniques hybridised with the essence of the great Australian vernacular building, the Tin Shed.  It rests on four massive native stone boulders set into the ground with the posts shaped to fit the stone and locked to them with stainless pins. Three walls are made up of sliding amato storm doors which slide away to reveal lightweight shoji style canvas doors which also all slide away to completely open up to the surrounding bushland.

The building was entirely prefabricated in a workshop in the next valley and carried to the inaccessible site by hand and put up by a motley crew over a long weekend.

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