This is an unconventional space which reveals itself slowly over the course of your stay. If you arrive expecting a traditional enclosed space that seals you off from the world you may find this building confronting. If you arrive expecting glamping style accommodation it will be the most luxurious camping you've ever done. This building questions our need for absolute enclosure and instead requires you to sail it like a ship. You need to actively interact with this building, opperating windows, sliding doors to harness the breezes etc. If you spend time getting to know this building and how to sail it, your stay will be comfortable, exploritory and poetic moments will unfold as the early morning light floods in, the birdlife heralds the new day or the night time breezes wash away the heat of the day.
Our stay was on a 44°C+ weekend in a building with no AC and few spaces sealed from the searing external temperatures. By opening and closing the house and using the bath as a plunge pool we found ourselves comfortable and the nighttime temperature drops of this location made sleeping easy.
Tips for a happy stay; bring your personal bug spray (the host provided mosquito coils that were surprisingly effective but personal repellant is a must), pack a head lamp for nighttime reading in bed (lots of ambient lighting but not always enough for reading in all bedrooms) and be prepared to be an active occupant which was a fun experience in an interesting space that makes you think more about the way we live and enhabit.