Plywood

Rather than make several small rooms, the team opted to create open, central spaces that can be easily adapted to changing mobility issues. Carefully placed windows and skylights provide lots of daylight. Rafters were left exposed in the ceiling.

Upstairs loft

View from dining table out Granny's front door, complete with small plant shelf overhead

Wardrobe storage flanks either side of the built-in bed.

A queen-size Murphy bed folds down from this interior wall, transforming open living space into a bedroom.

To keep costs low, architect Mark Fullagar fitted this compact cabin with hollow-insulated plywood panels that lend warmth and texture to the interior.