About
In the garden of this Northgate property beneath a canopy of trees, Hygge House oozes the character of the property’s newly renovated Queenslander heritage home.
This Shack has everything son Matt needs for his own space in the family’s backyard while studying at university.
The owners wanted to maintain a spacious garden and some independence between the two homes. So we located the Shack in the back corner of the garden overlooking a lap pool and lush green lawn.
We purposely constructed on a concrete slab so the lawn meets the floor for a seamless connection between the inside and outside.
We then located the bedroom and living room to the north to maximize natural sunlight and views of the pool.
Large central sliding glass doors add symmetry while creating a welcoming entrance into the home.
With Hygge House’s high raked ceilings, open plan living and expansive deck, Matt feels free to study or hang with his mates.
The kitchen has shaker style cabinetry in crisp white, with white stone benchtop and blue-grey subway tiles.
There is an island bench with breakfast bar and a single feature hanging basket pendant light. This adds warmth and texture to the room.
VJ paneling installed throughout adds cozy texture to the walls, reminiscent of Queensland heritage home style. It’s also equipped with modern ceiling fans and reverse cycle air conditioning that bring comfort year-round.
The spacious bathroom with high raked ceilings bathroom has a large walk-in shower with built in shower niche for shampoo storage.
We installed a timber wall-mounted vanity and shavers cabinet for additional storage.
Additional wall storage was incorporated above the bedroom robe to house suitcases and ski gear.
With the family’s keen interest in various sports we included a much-needed sports shed at the back of the Shack.
The shed is almost invisible from the outside. You only see the continuation of the Shack’s exterior, creating a clean and seamless design style.
A roof gable detail on the existing home was picked up and utilized as the feature gable detail of the home to complete the theme.
Proudly styled by Sarah McCarthy James of Greenwood’s Home – we have kept the colour scheme in keeping with fresh neutral coastal tones of the family home.
This is another great build from the team at Outright Building.
Plan
Specs:
- 50m2
24m2- Attached Shed: 21m2
- 1
- 1
- Raked gable ceilings
- Loads of storage
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
“The whole process was so simple and stress free. Mel took the time to add very specific details so our Funky Little Shack ‘matched’ our main house. The plans were drawn up in a timely manner, and submitted to council without us having to do a thing. Nothing was ever too much trouble and the communication seamless. We are thrilled with every aspect of their work, and we now have our dream granny flat in the backyard that has increased our home value considerably.” Anne & Richard R
