The site is in country Victoria, approximately one hour’s drive west of Melbourne. A previous scheme for the plot was shelved due to cost, so finally the architect and clients agreed on a simple house that adapts the traditional industrial structures to satisfy the primary requirement in rural and outback Australia for shelter: a place to enjoy outdoor activities and a roof parasol to provide some shade and protection from the rain. Under the constraint of a tight budget, and taking inspiration from two early houses by Riken Yamamoto, the project is completed via simple adaptations. The house is composed of two sheds – one for cooking and eating and one for sleeping – that rest on a monolithic concrete base, and includes translucent roofing material for light and some industrial walkway grating to make a louver for shade. The light boundaries and scattering of spaces characteristic of Yamamoto’s houses are reflected here in the two small ‘haysheds,’ positioned at one end of the platform to highlight the transition space between exterior and interior, and built with enclosures of varying opacity to blur the boundaries with the surrounding landscape...[+]