Barrett House
6 Barrett Place, Randwick 2031
6 Barrett Place, Randwick 2031
Barrett House is located at 6 Barrett Place Randwick. The house has been converted into a showcase of sustainable living providing residents with the opportunity to see practical sustainability measures at work.
Barrett House is located at 6 Barrett Place Randwick. The house has been converted into a showcase of sustainable living providing residents with the opportunity to see practical sustainability measures at work.
The Little House of Sustainability
The establishment of the Barrett House Sustainability Demonstration project provides residents of the Eastern suburbs the opportunity to see practical sustainability measures at work.
Bookings will be temporarily unavailable from 4-15 September 2025
Our hall and venue bookings will be temporarily unavailable from Thursday 4 to Monday 15 September 2025.
We regret to advise that bookings are temporarily unavailable. We are switching to a new booking system featuring live availability, advanced venue and feature searching and online payment. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to providing an improved customer experience for you soon. Keep checking the website for information, updates and any changes.
Features
Barrett House is located at 6 Barrett Place Randwick. The house has been converted into a showcase of sustainable living providing residents with the opportunity to see practical sustainability measures at work.
These include:
- energy and water efficiency measures
- a permaculture garden
- waste avoidance, minimisation and recovery ideas.
The retrofit
Renowned sustainable living designer, Michael Mobbs, has advised on the design of the Barrett House retrofit with permaculture architect, Terry Bail from Archology carrying out the final design retrofit.
History of Barrett House
Barrett House was the home of pioneer filmmaker Franklyn Barrett, who wrote, edited and produced silent films in his home at 22 Frenchmans Road (now 6 Barrett Place).
As a result, Barrett House is listed as a heritage item under Randwick's Local Environmental Plan 1998. His daughter Harrie Sylvia Barrett generously bequeathed Barrett House to Randwick Council on the proviso that it be maintained as a community resource, including a permanent dedication to the work of filmmaker Franklyn Barrett to the Australian film industry.