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Cape Paterson Project: Delivering a Low-Carbon Modular Home with Electric Truck Transport
Cape Paterson Project: Delivering a Low-Carbon Modular Home with Electric Truck Transport

Discover how a 9-star passive modular home travelled from…

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Richard CookeJune 22, 2026
A modular home built in 6 weeks and installed in 4 days
A modular home built in 6 weeks and installed in 4 days

A fast, low-impact modular home featured in Architecture & Design and Interior Addicts.

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Richard CookeNovember 11, 2025
The hidden benefit of modular homes: Building while your land gets ready
The hidden benefit of modular homes: Building while your land gets ready

While the land purchase was being finalised the home was already taking shape…

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Richard CookeApril 4, 2021
The story behind MillBuilt's factory
The story behind MillBuilt's factory

Most people don’t expect to find a modular home factory in the middle of a former timber mill in Toolangi State Forest…

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Richard CookeJanuary 14, 2021

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View fullsize Building a home is a lot to take on. Plans, timelines, decisions. Trying to make sure it all comes together the way you envisioned. Designing and building modular homes across Victoria for decades has taught us what really makes a home perform, and
View fullsize This is how a modular home is delivered. These clips were sent to us by the owners watching their home arrive from the driveway. We love that they captured it. 3 bed, 2 bath. Built in our factory. Delivered and installed in days. We’re hop
View fullsize Building in regional Victoria comes with a few extra layers most people don’t think about until they’re in it. Access. Weather. Bushfire zones. Long driveways. Sloping blocks. Trades travelling hours to get to site. It’s a differe
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View fullsize The CAPE Project. Designed for passive solar performance, energy efficiency, and long-term adaptability while still feeling warm, simple, and lived in. A home built to work with its environment and the people living in it. If you’d like to r
View fullsize A lot of people think modular homes are small. Usually because that’s all they’ve seen. But when you spend time in well designed homes, size stops being the thing you notice first. It’s more about homes that work well, layouts th
View fullsize Delivery day at Cape Paterson. Two module, three bedroom home delivered to site within the sustainable eco development @liveatthecape . This was a narrower coastal block with softer sandy ground, so ground protection mats were laid for access and a
View fullsize Most people don’t start with modular. They start with what they know. A traditional build, a local builder, on-site construction. But more people are starting to look into other options earlier. Mainly because they want a bit more clarity ar
View fullsize Four cabins in Port Fairy, designed as boutique accommodation for @3acres_portfairy. Each cabin explores a compact footprint with a focus on light, material contrast, and indoor–outdoor flow. Two lighter, two moodier in tone. Designed to fee
View fullsize Most builds today feel pretty unpredictable.. timelines stretch out, costs can change, and a lot gets worked out along the way. Because we build in a factory and resolve more upfront, there’s less of that. Less waiting around, less back and fo
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