{"id":6084,"date":"2026-02-22T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6084"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:17:36","slug":"tristan-burfield-adds-bushfire-resilient-annexe-to-coastal-holiday-home-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/tristan-burfield-adds-bushfire-resilient-annexe-to-coastal-holiday-home-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tristan Burfield adds bushfire-resilient annexe to coastal holiday home in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architect Tristan Burfield used a palette of galvanised steel<\/a> and Blackbutt timber to meet bushfire regulations at No. 23, a small annexe he has added to a holiday home<\/a> in Australia<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located close to Eagle Rock on Victoria’s southern coast, the annexe provides additional sleeping areas for a larger holiday home on the site, which is set among bushland, surf beaches and limestone cliffs.<\/p>\n

Burfield<\/a> used what he termed an “agricultural” palette of timber and galvanised steel for the design, leaning into the area’s mandatory bushfire design requirements rather than viewing them as an obstacle.<\/p>\n

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Tristan Burfield has created a bushfire-resilient annexe in Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I rather enjoy taking seemingly boring or prescriptive building conventions or codes and trying to find the little moment to lever them just enough to be something special,” Burfield told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“I think of it as a sort of craft of composition. The fun in this project became those subtle pairings of ultimately quite agricultural materials and detailing solutions into a composition of little architectural moments, just enough to be quietly enjoyed,” he added.<\/p>\n

No. 23 has a simple L-shaped plan organised around a paved garden, overlooked by an ensuite bedroom and bunk room through tall windows set within skinny timber frames. These are made from Blackbutt timber, a type of Australian hardwood with natural fire resistance.<\/p>\n

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It was created for a coastal holiday home in Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above these frames are panels of galvanised steel, which extend into a shallow canopy punctured by circular openings for rain chains that will gradually be covered by climbing plants.<\/p>\n

Matching galvanised steel was used to frame both the openable windows and doors of the annexe, which match the tall, skinny proportions of the windows.<\/p>\n

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Burfield used hardwood timber throughout the project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside, timber planks line the walls of No. 23, while the metalwork of the exterior is carried through into the bathrooms in a raw steel “trough” sink.<\/p>\n

The main bedroom is organised around a freestanding log burner and alongside the bunk room is an additional bathroom.<\/p>\n