Event Brief
Bushfire survivor designs fire-resistant tiny home for ute
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
Summary: Architect Adriano Pupilli created Casa Manyana, a flat-packed tiny home designed to withstand Australia’s second-highest bushfire attack level after surviving the 2019 Black Summer bushfires. The Rural Fire Service says residents cannot rely on home design alone for protection during a bushfire.
WHO: Adriano Pupilli; Rural Fire Service
WHAT: Designed a flat-packed tiny home rated for high-risk bushfire conditions and issued guidance that home design alone is not sufficient for protection.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: NSW south coast, Australia
WHY: To provide a fire-resistant home design based on experience surviving the Black Summer bushfires, while the Rural Fire Service warns residents cannot rely on home design alone.
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