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Salt of the earth: two-bedroom solar-powered home for less than $250,000: take a tour of this amazing home that combines energy-and water-smart design with style and affordability.
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Habitat Australia
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April 1, 2008
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IT'S THE CONUNDRUM OF OUR TIMES. We worry about how much energy and water we use, while rising land values and traditional views on housing encourage bigger homes, with more bedrooms, bathrooms and entertainment areas, on smaller blocks at lower prices.
Adelaide architects Andrew Pawlowski and Libby Warwick were determined to find a solution, which combined energy and water-smart design with lifestyle and affordability. They got their chance when they bought a small, narrow, subdivided, 425-sqm block in Adelaide's Sturt, a former public housing area that's set for major redevelopment.
"We were really looking at an affordable solution that could be really well adapted ...