Island yurt for sale in one of Brisbane’s cheapest suburbs

A whimsical home inspired by world travels has hit the market on a tranquil island that’s emerging as a hotspot of affordability among adventurous buyers.The recently-built home at 24 Orion Street, Macleay Island eschews the ordinary boxy style of house that dominates Australian streets.Instead, it’s been built as a yurt – a style of home dating back thousands of years used as portable tent-like dwelling by nomadic cultures.The home is a yurt - a type of dwelling originating in central Asia thousands of years ago and still used by nomadic people today. Picture: realestate.com.au/buyWhile most people building a new home opt for a four-walled, square-based design, the owners of the unusual property were instead inspired by the yurts they encountered while skiing in Colorado.In fact, the quirky home was imported from a bespoke yurt manufacturer in Colorado and adapted for Australian conditions.The home is designed as a series of zones rather than seperate rooms. Picture: realestate.com.au/buySitting on an elevated timber platform, the yurt has been designed as a series of interconnected spaces rather than separate rooms, with each zone flowing into one another.The main circular space ...