Minima

Simple, elegant, and cleverly compact, Minima is a prefabricated micro-dwelling designed by the award-winning team at TRIAS.

The ultimate ‘tiny house’, Minima works beautifully as a rural retreat, a backyard room, a suburban studio, a hangout space, a holiday getaway, weekender cabin, a home office – or anything you’d like it to be.

Minima blends master craftsmanship, smart design, and a robust build. A timeless addition to any garden, backyard, or rural property, it is a highly versatile dwelling offered in a standard and double module.

The Minima¹ is the original design that offers small footprint living with a big impact. This module, which includes a kitchen, bathroom, and flexible sleeping and living spaces, can be configured as a mini apartment or guest room, or can be simplified as a home office.

Minima² offers a double module design, which is arranged as a striking T-shaped compact house. It expands to include one or two bedrooms, living and dining areas, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

The Minima prototype can be viewed by appointment at our factory at Somersby on the NSW Central Coast.

Design without compromise

2021 HOUSES Awards: Shortlist –
New House under 200m2

2021 Australian Institute of Architects NSW Awards – Commendation for Sustainability. (Awarded to
TRIAS)

Exemplary design is at the heart of FABPREFAB’s mission. To fulfil this, we partner with leading architects who share our passion for beautiful, well-crafted, and sustainable prefabricated and modular dwellings.

Minima was designed in collaboration with reputed Sydney-based architecture studio TRIAS.

Their award-winning studio was founded on three core principles – to create buildings that are solid, simple, and beautiful.

TRIAS excel at designing innovative, carefully crafted residential homes that marry practicality and elegance. They have built a reputation for dwellings that balance clean lines and a minimalist approach, with textured, and natural materials. A philosophy captured perfectly in Minima in each of its configurations.

Minima received a Commendation in the sustainability category of the HOUSES awards and was shortlisted in the ‘New House under 200m2’ category.

A thoughtful
approach to design

Great design is central to making a small space liveable. An extensive design process was undertaken to ensure that Minima was comfortable, flexible and that everything in the space was streamlined and integrated, without compromising on quality or ease of use.

For a small space, Minima has a surprising amount of storage. Built-in cupboards, shelves and drawers wrap around the edge of the room, creating an open and versatile space in the centre. This makes it easy to transition from sleeping to cooking, and dining to relaxing, and ensures there is a place for everything without unnecessary clutter.

Thoughtful built-in elements and delightful details, like discreet joinery pulls and designer lights, many of which can be folded down or tucked away, also help to keep the space fluid.

Minima is screened by two large layers of glass doors and sliding timber screens. These pull back in two directions and pocket neatly into the building façade, bringing in natural light and airflow. While other high openings throughout the dwelling ensure good cross-ventilation and cropped glimpses outwards.

Sustainability
at its core

Minima is a small footprint home by design. Its compact nature and environmentally friendly qualities support a low-impact mode of living in a variety of settings.

A well-crafted, high-quality dwelling made to be enjoyed for the long term, sustainability is at the forefront of its design and construction.

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a renewable and highly sustainable building material that has been used extensively in Minima. CLT panels form the walls, floor, and roof of each structure.

Ideal for prefabrication, CLT is a robust, environmentally friendly building material as it offers substantially shorter construction times, less work in a building’s foundations, and far less wastage.

Sourced locally from sustainably managed pine forests, the CLT panels are designed and made in Australia, at X-Lam in Wodonga. Aside from supporting local industry, this also reduces shipping, saving time and lowering price points.

The Minima can generally be built and ready in as little as ten weeks, with off-grid versions available.

Which Minima is for you?

The Minima was originally developed as a single, 24.5m² design. However, we were so excited by the opportunities its clever design offered we went on to develop six versions of Minima.

Each Minima is designed to suit a slightly different setting, price point or purpose by expanding or contracting to provide either more or fewer rooms. At 49m² gross, the Minima² versions are twice that of the single module.

Regardless of which version you choose, the design DNA of the Minima remains the same in every version, ensuring beautiful, well-designed, and crafted spaces that prioritise sustainability and quality.

If a larger footprint arrangement is your preference, further details on custom designs – inspired by the Minima ‘Kit of Parts’ and designed by TRIAS – can be provided upon enquiry.

Want to see Minima up close?

Make an appointment to view the Minima prototype at FABPREFAB’s factory in Somersby on the NSW Central Coast.

Curious about Minima? Contact us to request a brochure or more information.