Few of us might ever own a Hampton-style home, but there could be a chance to rent a smaller version in someone’s backyard one day. “ The Hampton ”, a 100-square-metre, two-bedroom granny flat from Brisbane-based design company Granny and Co, flips the stereotype of a backyard shoebox for ageing individuals, with finishes usually attached to a seven-figure price. The Hampton, a two-bedroom granny flat by Granny and Co.
Credit: Granny and Co The custom build occupies little more space than the average granny flat, but is exemplary of a new era of aesthetically led second dwellings. The “ Marco Polo ” from Brisbane-based architecture firm BAAHOUSE is another example. This one-bedroom home occupies only 45 square metres but through clever design – high ceilings, a mezzanine bedroom and dynamic facade – it belies the modest space.
Condensing one’s life into a tiny home is not viable for everyone, but that could be where more of Brisbane’s market is heading. Reports last week showed house and unit rents had reached records in Brisbane , with experts warning the city needed between 4000 and 8000 more rentals. At the same time, Brisbane’s vacancy rate was hovering at just 0.
9 per cent, which was lower than a balanced rental market of 2 per cent to 3 per cent. The recent Domain Rent Report was equally alarming, showing the price gap between renting a house and a unit in Brisbane had narrowed to $30 a week. (The median weekly rent for a house in Brisbane is $630 an.
