About
Hillside is a carefully crafted 100m2+deck designer small home aimed at blending seamlessly with the natural environment of its Eaton’s Hill property.
The two-bedroom granny flat was designed for Vasanth & Sri to act as a high-quality rental and add massive value to their block.
Carefully positioned amongst trees on a sloping block, the design responds intelligently to the site’s natural fall while maximising privacy, comfort, and style.
Rather than fighting the terrain, the home steps gracefully with the land. This approach minimises excavation while creating a strong home design presence that feels intentional and well-integrated.
Elevated living areas capture breezes and outlooks, while clever placement ensures separation from the main residence—an important feature to attract quality tenants.
Inside, the layout is efficient yet generous. The open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area forms the social heart of the home, designed to feel light-filled and spacious despite the 100m2 footprint.
Hillside boasts incredible high raked ceilings, creating a feeling of grandeur that is rarely felt in a secondary dwelling.
Large windows and sliding doors draw in natural light and enhance cross-ventilation, reducing reliance on artificial cooling.
Two bedrooms are comfortably sized and privately positioned, offering a calm retreat for occupants. They are separated by a joint bathroom boasting elevated luxury styling, a walk-in shower, separate bath, wall-mounted vanity and LED mirror.
A separate powder room is accessible via lower level, as well as compact laundry space.
Externally, the design includes two entry points, and a 38m2 deck overlooking the natural environment and away from the primary dwelling.
The result is a smart, adaptable granny flat that transforms an underutilised sloping block into a valuable asset.
Hillside is creating a new revenue stream for Vasanth & Sri, while significantly enhancing the overall value and versatility of their property.
Plan
- 100m2
38m2- 2
- 1
- Split-level layout
- High raked ceiling
- Island kitchen bench
- Dining booth
- Private covered deck
Design
- Personalised design to fit your vision and property
- Stylish, modern features to add value to your property & lifestyle
- Passive solar design to minimise energy costs
- Customised style to complement your existing home
- Designed to Local Council & building requirements
- Wheelchair accessible design (where required)
Pre-Granny Flat Construction
- Luxury granny flat construction quote
- Standard building contract
- Building certification/approval
- Energy efficiency rating
- Termite control system
External Inclusions
Framing/Footings:
- Choice of steel or timber frame
- Choice of stumps/piers or concrete slab
Roofing:
- Colorbond (or like) roofing, fascias, gutters to your colour of choice
Walls:
- Weathertex or Hardies contemporary wall cladding, painted to colour of choice
Glass Doors/Windows:
- Feature sliding or stacking glass doors
- Powder coated aluminium windows & sliding glass doors with keyed locks
- Fly screens on all windows & doors (optional security screens)
- Feature timber trim around windows & doors
Insulation:
- Roof and wall insulation to energy efficiency requirements
Decking:
- Minimum 12m2 covered outdoor deck
- 140mm merbau timber decking with Intergrain stain
- (optional) Composite Eko Timber decking
Other:
- Min. 80lt electric hot water unit
- Wall/fence mounted clothesline
- External tap attached to dwelling
Internal Inclusions
Walls/Ceilings:
- High or raked ceilings
- 10mm plasterboard to walls and ceiling
- Water resistant plasterboard to wet areas
- FC sheeting to deck ceilings (optional feature timber)
Flooring:
- Hybrid timber flooring to living room
- Tiles to wet areas
- Hybrid timber flooring or carpet to bedrooms and robes
Storage:
- Built in wardrobes with double hanging space
- Laundry and linen cupboard storage
- Storage areas in walls and/or ceiling space
Electrical:
- Quality LED downlights throughout
- (optional) feature strip lighting & wall sconces
- Ceiling fan/light to bedrooms and living area
- Double power points throughout
- TV point in living room and bedrooms (optional)
- Data cable point
- Safety switches & direct wired smoke alarms with battery backup
- Split system air conditioning unit/s (optional)
- Electrical submeter
Paint:
- Painted throughout, personalised to your taste
Kitchen:
- Fully custom designed kitchen
- Soft closing kitchen drawers/ cupboards
- Overhead cupboards
- Stone or laminated benchtop
- Oven, hotplate, rangehood
- Dishwasher (optional)
Bathroom:
- Wall hung vanity unit with basin
- Shavers cabinet or feature mirror
- Safety glass shower screen
- White toilet suite
- Quality bathroom fittings in your choice of colour
- Tiles to shower walls and skirting (optional full floor to ceiling tiles)
- Towel rails & toilet roll holder
- Exhaust fan
Post Construction
- All connections to: main electrical power, water, sewerage, storm water
- Full house clean
- 12 months defects period
- Structural warranty in accordance with State Building Regulations
- Instruction manuals/warranty certificates
- Final inspection certificate
