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Architect builds flat-pack bushfire-resistant tiny home after Black Summer scare

Adriano Pupilli's Casa Manyana, rated BAL 40, can be assembled in two weeks and fits on a ute tray.

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What to know

  • Casa Manyana is rated BAL 40, able to withstand high ember attack and near-direct flame exposure, and can be built in about two weeks.
  • It qualifies under NSW planning rules as temporary emergency accommodation, so no development application is needed on residential land for two years.
  • The design, priced between $75,000 and $120,000, has been nominated for two Australian architecture awards.
  • The Rural Fire Service cautions that home design alone should not be relied on to protect residents from bushfires.

“That's an important part of the healing process. It would really benefit people to have something delivered flat-pack and be able to put it together in a relatively short time in recovering after a bushfire.”

Adriano Pupilli, Architect, creator of Casa Manyana · ABC News ↗ · Sep 17

Adriano Pupilli Architect and designer of Casa ManyanaFiona Logge Pupilli's partner and Black Summer bushfire survivorRural Fire Service NSW fire authority

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  1. background

    Logge says prototype already offers peace of mind this fire season — With bushfire season underway on the NSW south coast, Fiona Logge said the prototype Casa Manyana near their home has already changed how the family prepares for hot, high-risk days.

  2. background

    Rural Fire Service warns design alone won't guarantee safety — Alongside coverage of Casa Manyana, the Rural Fire Service reiterated that residents cannot rely solely on a home's design or rating to protect them during a bushfire.

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    Pupilli unveils Casa Manyana, a BAL-40 flat-pack tiny home

    Drawing on the near-loss of his home, Pupilli designed Casa Manyana, a modular bushfire-resistant tiny home with a bathroom, loft bedroom and kitchenette that fits flat-packed in a ute tray and can be assembled in about two weeks; it has been nominated for two Australian architecture awards.

    “It was this idea of, like, if we did lose our house, how would we get back on the land?”
    — Adriano Pupilli
    1. 2 outlets Bushfire survivor builds fire-resistant tiny home kit that fits in ute tray - ABC News & Headlines

      first by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6d ago · also ABC Australia

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    Currowan bushfire cuts off the Pupilli-Logge family's Manyana home — Fiona Logge, four months pregnant, and her family evacuated by boat to a recovery centre in Ulladulla as the Currowan State Forest bushfire encircled their holiday home; architect Adriano Pupilli swam back to try to save the property, which survived after the fire came within metres of the property line.