Small Wonder Published in Sanctuary Magazine 2023 by Renew was written by Rebecca Gross and is about ‘Hempy’ a small house design by Kirstie Wulf of Shelter Building Design.
| Publication | Sanctuary Magazine |
| Article | Small Wonder |
| Published by | Renew |
| Author (s) | Rebecca Gross |
| Date | Winter 2023 |
| Notes | Pages 50-54 |
| Link | renew.org.au/sanctuary-magazine |
Excerpt Intro
Hemp was a help for meeting the bushfire building requirements on Kamil and Vercha’s Blue Mountains block.
They say good things come in small packages. That’s certainly true for the fondly named ‘Hempy’ – a small hempcrete house built on a block with the highest bushfire rating, BAL-FZ, in Blackheath in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
Owners Kamil and Vercha wanted a warm and well-insulated house, like the ones they’d lived in in Europe. They also wanted to build with natural materials, so they engaged designer and hempcrete expert Kirstie Wulf, director of Shelter Building Design. The couple had a draft design for the house, which Kirstie finessed to refine the proportions, optimise passive solar performance and meet BAL-FZ standards. “It’s great to have clients who know what they want. Vercha and Kamil were passionate and involved in the project,” she says.
