Zac Efron’s dream of building his fully sustainable dream home is one step closer to becoming a reality.
In August, Joost Bakker, an environmental activist and friend of the star, submitted a development application on behalf of the Iron Claw actor.
Bakker, a former florist, is a well-known environmental activist and designer and often posts content related to sustainable housing on his social networks.
The proposal for the zero-waste house, dubbed in the DA as ‘Futurecave’, in the NSW Northern Rivers town of Tomewin has been given the green light by Tweed Shire Council. The daily telegraph reported.
The High School Musical actor, 36, purchased the wooded getaway near Byron Bay for $2 million in 2020.
The development application called for building a two-story, six-bedroom ‘zero waste’ off-grid pad on a 128-hectare site for $2.685 million.
Zac Efron’s dream of building his fully sustainable dream home is one step closer to becoming a reality
In August, Joost Bakker, an environmental activist and friend of the star, submitted a development application on behalf of the Iron Claw actor.
Efron’s name was not on the application paperwork, but his name was still being used as the property owner, the publication reported in August.
The tract is located in steep bushland near Tomewin, 25 kilometers inland from the popular Coolangatta beach holiday spot and 75 kilometers from Byron Bay.
Plans propose a sprawling home that will include a gym and have a design known as “carbon sequestration.”
This is a process that helps reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The ultra-modern home is designed by Frank Burridge of Main Studio Architects and will consist of “pods” connected by a walkway.
The pods used in the construction, which provide 830 square meters of space for the house, are made of hemp panels.
Features include a “green roof” for plant life. It will also provide a “shelter” for butterflies and fireflies.
According to the report, Efron’s land is located in a rainforest area and features three streams and waterfalls.
The Disaster Artist star purchased the land when he was in Australia during the COVID lockdown.
The proposal for the zero-waste house, dubbed in the DA as Futurecave, in the NSW Northern Rivers town of Tomewin has been given the green light by Tweed Shire Council, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The proposal for the zero-waste house, dubbed in the DA as ‘Futurecave’, in the NSW Northern Rivers town of Tomewin has been given the green light by Tweed Shire Council, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Bakker, a former florist, is a well-known environmental activist and designer and frequently posts content related to sustainable housing on his social networks.
It comes after Efron insisted he is “happy and healthy” after being hospitalized in August after diving into a pool while on holiday in Ibiza.
He entered “a large amount of water into his lungs” after making contact with the bottom of the pool.
The protagonist had “shown signs of distress” and was “momentarily dazed” following the incident, sources told the outlet, at which point security officers rushed to help him.
The Ibiza accident comes 11 years after a near-death experience in which the star slipped on a puddle of water while running in her socks at home.
He then crashed his chin into a granite fountain, leaving his chin bone “hanging off his face.”
Zac later told Entertainment Tonight that he almost died after the freak injury, explaining, “It was fun.” It sucks. I almost died, but we’re fine.’
The movie star claimed that the accident caused her appearance to change, which in recent years has led to a flurry of speculation that she had undergone cosmetic surgery.
Zac has always denied having had any plastic surgery, instead insisting that the masseter muscles on the inside of his face and jaw “compensated” for his 2013 injury, causing his change in shape.
The High School Musical star even claimed that she didn’t know her transformation had gone viral on social media until her mother told her about the plastic surgery rumors.