TOB 176 April/May 2013

The latest issue of The Owner Builder is in the post to subscribers, and will be on sale nationwide from 27 March 2013.

Each issue, we choose one article to share online. James Kendall has converted a shipping container into a studio flat, fitting perfectly in the tiny space available on his small suburban block.

The full article can be viewed on our website: http://www.theownerbuilder.com.au/articles/176%20Kendall.pdf

The individual photographs from the article can be viewed here.

The street facing wall was clad macrocarpa battens, placed 10mm apart.

Windows were fitted into frames of steel reinforcing welded around each opening.

Entry door from lower deck includes sliding recycled fly screen.

Timber framed internal dividing wall creates the compact bathroom space.

Stair and roof deck construction was designed with portability in mind.

The boundary wall was clad with fire rated board before being covered with macrocarpa battens.

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TOB 176 April/May 2013

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