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Tiny Loft-Style Cube House on Tasmania’s Bonnet Hill

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A very compact house by Dock4 Architecture has a distinctive white cube shape.

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Just a simple two storey cement box, it sits deep on a hillside facing north (to the sun in the southern hemisphere)

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Materials are raw and unfinished low cost materials covering the larger areas.

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Instead, high quality materials used in just a few openings establish a polished finish at a low cost overall.

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Notwithstanding its few windows, the white box opens from three sides.

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Its two large openings act as both door and window.

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Inside, the cube shape encases a loft format with the bedroom suspended within the upper volume.

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Light comes from three sides, the full glazing across the

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Double height glazing brings abundant light deep into the cube.

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The clever kitchen island takes the form of a thick slab of wood that puts all the storage within easy reach – and well lit.

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Upstairs, just the bedroom suite and a small study.
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The simple cube has a pared down charm.
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A window at the top of the stair is extruded from the surface.

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This ensures a view through into the landscape the staircase both ascending and descending.

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The 100 sq m cube house is on Bonnet Hill, Tasmania, an island off the southern Australian coast.

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