BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS VISITS THE CAPE

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THE CAPE TRAILER

THE CAPE FLY THROUGH

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EARTH HOUR VISITS THE CAPE

VASILIS GARDEN VISITS THE CAPE

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STAGE 2 LAUNCH

BRENDAN DRIVES A TESLA ALONG THE BUNURONG COAST

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WIN NEWS FEATURES THE CAPE

THE CAPE'S BACK GARDEN

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THE CAPE COMMUNITY GARDEN

SOME OF OUR PRE-APPROVED DESIGNS

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VICTORIA'S FIRST 10 STAR HOME

We speak to Dave Martin of Martin Builders & The Sociable Weaver about the inspiration behind one of Victoria's first 10 star homes - built on The Cape

One of our missions at The Cape is to promote sustainable building design all over Australia  to raise standards in the building industry and to leave a legacy for our children - Thats why our plans & designs are available for everyone to download for free!

CUTLERS

BY TS CONSTRUCTIONS

​An 8.2 star beautiful single story home that is a cut above the rest. This carbon neutral, energy and water efficient coastal home sits within the top 1% of sustainable homes in Australia.
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The home features state of the art energy efficient design, construction and fit out, which combines to keep the home beautifully comfortable in all weather conditions, with minimal annual energy costs.

Named after one of our favourite local surf breaks, Cutlers was designed to fit into the ethos of “The Cape” sustainable housing development.

Download cutlers plans for free

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DUNE  1

BY ADAPT DESIGN GROUP

The design brief behind Dune 1 was to create an extremely energy efficient dwelling whilst keeping construction costs low.

​The home showcases all the fundamentals of best practice energy efficient design and construction – including good orientation, quality insulation, crossflow ventilation, double glazing, thermal mass and shading.
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The result was this 8.7 star rated home featuring a 8 kw photovoltaic system including battery storage. The combination of these sustainability, energy efficiency and onsite clean energy generation elements will ensure this home is “energy positive” – generating a surplus of clean energy on an annual basis, with the potential for a net return of over five hundred dollars per annum for surplus power generated.

GET DUNE 1 PLANS FOR FREE

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THE OAKS

BY TS CONSTRUCTIONS

The first home built by TS Constructions at The Cape residential project in Cape Paterson is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 196 sqm double story dwelling, which generates more energy than it uses, is comfortable in all types of weather with minimal heating and cooling, and saves homeowners significant money through the home’s minimal running costs.

The home captures most of it’s own water, generates surplus solar energy for an electric vehicle, and is an example of the quality of sustainable houses at The Cape.

The home has been independently assessed as having less than $500 per annum running costs, which is approximately 15% of the running costs of a state average home of the same size.
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This high level of energy efficiency has been achieved by using a combination of materials and design concepts.

download the OAKS plans for free

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THE COVE HOUSE

BY THE SOCIABLE WEAVER

The Cove design wraps around a central courtyard to provide a hidden oasis, inviting connection with nature, while maintaining privacy.

With three bedrooms on one arm of the u-shaped house and the living / dining and master bedroom on the opposite arm, the Cove design is suitable for larger families.
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This unique design is suitable for any climate or setting (urban or rural), and would be particularly suited to areas that receive high winds where the central courtyard can offer a retreat.

Download the cove house plans for free

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THE 10 STAR HOME

BY THE SOCIABLE WEAVER

A stunning example of how a modern home can be functional, affordable and kinder to our planet.
Designed in collaboration with Clare Cousins Architects, this is Victoria's first 10 star home. The home is also carbon positive and has been built to zero waste and building biology principles

The Sociable Weaver is a new design and build company by award winning builder, Dave Martin, formally of Archiblox, and social entrepreneur Danny Almagor of Small Giants.

Download the 10 star home plans for free

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COR 9.2

BY BEAUMONT CONCEPTS

One of the latest designs at The Cape- Cape Paterson by Beaumont Concepts. Featuring passive solar design, double glazed windows, earth wool insulation, 10,000 water tank, Sanden Eco Hot Water Heat Pump, 5kw salar electricity system, Daiken split system and many more innovative features.

DOWNLOAD COR 9.2 PLANS FOR FREE