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The glass walls help meet the clients goal of feeling immersed in nature. It was also a realistic choice due to the area’s lack of sun, however that meant solar panels also weren’t feasible.

The home primarily leverages timber rather than steel through the use of the Candour components, creating a more sustainable outcome.

An art studio is separated from the main home by a deck.

The main house consists of two “branches” stacked at a right angle.

Conceptually the design is comprised of three rectangular forms assembled like fallen tree trunks.

Located in Hobart, Tasmania, Taroona House is a 2,600-square-foot residence built using a timber prefab building system developed by architecture firm Archier.

Located on a former dairy farm in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia, the residence is part of a vegetative regeneration project. The floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the home meet the owner’s request to feel connected to the land throughout the retreat.

Yandoit House was built using Candour’s structural glazed facade system, wall panels, and exposed rafter ceiling cassettes, as well as its design software and manufacturing facility.

Designed for a couple, the one-bedroom, one-bathroom home totals 1,722 square feet with a square plan and flat roof.

Completed in December 2023, Yandoit House was designed by Archier and prefabricated by Candour.

Candour is a prefab building system and a tool to customize building components within that system—including walls, floors, facades, and roofs—with a proprietary CAD plug-in. Users of the software can draft a design, determine if it’s feasible, and price it all in one day. Designs are built at Candour’s manufacturing facility in Sunshine, Melbourne.

After a fire ravaged the site in rural Portugal, architect Miguel Marcelino designed this country house on its existing stone garden terraces.

The homes are available in North America, and can be assembled within three to four months of placing an order.

The company is currently working on securing certifications to allow the models to be used in a wider selection of areas, including as ADUs in California.

A free-flowing open layout awaits inside, where the main living areas capture ocean views.

Thanks to Kabina’s clever system of interlocking joints, all you need is a rubber hammer to assemble it.

A long timber deck wraps around the north and west sides of the home. Glass sliding doors located in every room emphasize an indoor/outdoor experience.