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Isolated Queensland Home is Fiercely Energy Independent

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This house employs a series of huge sliding screens to minutely control exposure to sun and shade.

The very simple design from Shaun Lockyer Architects meets the sometimes harsh climate conditions in Queensland, Australia with a chic solution.

There are sliding glass panels behind the screens, and superb cross ventilation through the narrow space open on both sides.

While the climate can be extreme, the isolated setting is staggering.

Walking around the side of the house, the screen holder acts as an unintentional frame for the magnificent views.

Like many houses in Australia, solar panels provide the electricity needed inside.

A wood fire supplies the heat.

The space between the external screens and the glass sliding doors creates a sometimes hallway.

At the far end of the house, a window suggests more public space.

Actually, that window is within the master bedroom (behind the viewer).

A door to a master bedroom immediately behind a kitchen can seem shockingly abrupt, but here a tall alcove intercedes.

The kitchen recess has a shiny black backsplash that seems to recede to the distance.

Beyond the central living room, the children’s bedrooms.

The stark straightforward plan is the utmost in chic.

In black, the garage is separated by color.

White utility rooms jut out opposite the children’s bedrooms.

Outside, in this isolated setting, a fire needs little ceremony.

Inside, a very beat up old table for gathering around.

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A very welcoming home, that is adaptable and energy independent, all alone out here in this magnificent wilderness.