This house consists of three separate, yet connected pre-fabricated modules and a red walled garage. A steep pitch roof produces cathedral ceilings while externally in-built gutters and a folded steel barge roll result in a crisp roofline. Flexible, versatile spaces are achieved through sliding walls to partition or open for privacy and breezes.

Gabriel Poole's latest foray into the slippery slope of project housing comes with a caveat - build it to a standard, or not at all. "Quality control," says Poole, "is (almost) everything."

Dubbed the 'Small Houses' series, Poole's fascination with pre-fabricated, steel-clad kit designs is one challenge to the 'scourge of tract housing'. Flexible and climatically responsive, his latest project is the big idea ready to truck or train anywhere in Australia.

Key information

Living area (m2)	220 m2
New-build home

Location of steel solutions

Beams
Doors
External wall
Floor
Foundation
Light steel sections
Roof
Water systems
Window

Types of steel used in the building

Long carbon steel
Metallic coated flat carbon steel
Organic coated flat carbon steel

Little Big House