SIPS Tiny house by Fortified Construction

SIPS Tiny house

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Situated on a flat site in Mt Eden, our clients wanted a garage for their use and an adjoined minor dwelling. It was a passion project where they wanted to push the boundaries of what a small house could provide This project used prefabricated structurally insulated panels to give it a phenomenal insulation rating, making it a passive house requiring very little energy to heat and cool. The cladding was a thermally treated African pine by Rosenfeld Kidson Architect: Johnson Architects Engineer: Nancekivell Consultants LTD Key Materials: SIPS panels, Truwood cladding, brick cladding Awards - Home Magazine's NZ Home of the year awards for Small home of the Year

Situated on a flat site in Mt Eden, our clients wanted a garage for their use and an adjoined minor dwelling. Read more

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Fortified Construction
Claire Johnson

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Innovative SIPS Tiny House in Mt Eden, completed in 2021, featuring exceptional insulation and energy efficiency, designed by Johnson Architects and recognized as Small Home of the Year at Home Magazine's NZ Home of the Year awards.

This project used prefabricated structurally insulated panels to give it a phenomenal insulation rating, making it a passive house requiring very little energy to heat and cool.

The cladding was a thermally treated African pine by Rosenfeld Kidson

Architect: Johnson Architects

Engineer: Nancekivell Consultants LTD

Key Materials: SIPS panels, Truwood cladding, brick cladding

Awards - Home Magazine's NZ Home of the year awards for Small home of the Year

Completed: 2021
Price range: $0.5m - $1m
Building style: Passive
Client: Priya and Michael

2.9K23h 10m

Challenges - We endeavor to constantly upskill with our knowledge of new products. This was our first time using SIPS panels which required us to learn about the supply, installation and performance. Navigating a tight inner city site with Hiab and concrete trucks took careful planning and communication with surrounding residents. Our other more difficult challenge was dealing with Auckland Council. Although these SIPS panels are not new technology, there was still some careful negotiations that needed to take place between ourselves and the council to get this job over the line.

The Solution - Our motivated team was able to learn quickly to efficiently construct the house as per the requirements and satisfy the building inspectors concerns. The attention to detail on this job was paramount for our clients as it was such a small space, every square centimeter was on show and had to be utilised.

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“This was a pretty big project, we wanted to turn a villa which was two-story with an apartment downstairs. I’d recommend fortified construction, they did a really good job for us. We wanted a building crew that would do a great quality renovation that retained the character of the house, and that’s what we got.”

Bruce | Home Owner