{"id":2453749,"date":"2026-06-11T00:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2453749"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:57:07","slug":"zac-efron-is-living-off-the-grid-in-australian-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zac-efron-is-living-off-the-grid-in-australian-rainforest\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac Efron Is Living Off the Grid in Australian Rainforest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/zac-efron\/\"><strong>Zac Efron<\/strong><\/a> is in the process of building a sustainable $2 million home in the Australian rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/high-school-musical-debuted-20-years-ago-from-bts-secrets-to-sequel-plans\/\"><em>High School Musical<\/em><\/a> actor, 38, has partnered with eco-friendly designer <strong>Joost Bakker<\/strong> and architect <strong>Frank Burridge<\/strong> on a residence he calls \u201cFuturecave\u201d, which is located an hour outside of Australia\u2019s famed Byron Bay, per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15884587\/Zac-Efron-living-Australia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Efron\u2019s design team is using environmentally responsible building materials \u2014 largely made from hemp blocks, recycled oyster shells and agricultural waste \u2014 and more than 200 sustainable particle boards to construct the six-bedroom, two-story property as well as its internal bricks, mattresses and even bedsheets. All of the bedroom pods will be connected by an outdoor walkway and each has their own rooftop garden.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2025, Efron confirmed to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/property\/residential\/zac-efron-on-why-he-s-building-the-world-s-coolest-house-in-australia-20251211-p5nmsb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Australian Financial Review<\/em><\/a> that he purchased a 128-hectare plot in New South Wales in 2020 and is just now starting to develop it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-889cee3afc1e9f2642ef01e9fc6234c1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/889cee3afc1e9f2642ef01e9fc6234c1\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live a pretty fast-paced life and work quite a bit, so in between movies and press tours, my number one goal is always to take time for myself and rest and recharge and to be in nature as much as possible, and as close to the earth as I can, and this land just feels like it\u2019s perfect for that,\u201d Efron explained.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed hopes that the \u201cFuturecave\u201d could become \u201cthe coolest house ever built\u201d once the project is complete.<\/p>\n<p>Eforn spent the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and later returned to the country to film his Netflix travelogue <em>Down to Eart<\/em>h, during which he met Bakker, 51.<\/p>\n<p>Bakker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQxUdX-kzbn\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> last November that he had started developing the concept of \u201cFuturecave.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/zac-efron-from-teen-dream-to-leading-man-2011113\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/zac-efron-from-teen-dream-to-leading-man-2011113\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Zac Efron Through the Years: From &#8216;HSM&#8217; Heartthrob to Leading Man<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tZac Efron has transitioned from dreamy teen heartthrob to leading man. The actor first won over audiences as Troy Bolton in Disney Channel\u2019s High School Musical, which premiered in 2006. Efron became a household name overnight and reprised his role in 2007\u2019s High School Musical 2 and 2008\u2019s High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Thank [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not every day of the week that @zacefron asks you to design his home, I am beyond excited! Especially as it will be the first home he has ever owned,\u201d he revealed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYGD0fzEYsD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cZac fell in love with @futurefoodsystem and then our family home in Monbulk and now wants a home of his own + best of all he wants me to push my ideas as far as they can go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The designer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYqlpw2k_XJ\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> Efron\u2019s sustainable home as a \u201cdream come true\u201d that was \u201cpushing my team creatively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past year we\u2019ve experimented with making hemp blocks, replacing concrete with two materials that restore the environment hemp, possibly the best plant on earth at repairing and restoring soil health and of course oysters, natures ultimate ocean restorer,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Bakker went on, \u201cWe are using the most cutting edge technology (invented by the Romans 2000+ years ago) I want to create a building material that I hope will become mainstream one day \u2014 a material that naturally breathes, is anti mould, naturally fire resistant and improves the indoor air Zac will ultimately breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he confirmed on May 8 that his team was \u201cexcited to get started on Zac\u2019s house\u201d after more than six months of lining up the concepts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough @zacefron kitchen and bathroom joinery will only use only 200 hundred boards (less than 1000 square metres of crop) if we embrace this product we have the potential to help farmers restore soil health in a natural way,\u201d he revealed via Instagram on May 22.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Efron\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Efron told <em>Variety<\/em> in December 20243 that he was actively <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/zac-efron-admits-he-neglects-thinking-about-his-personal-life\/\">trying to shift focus<\/a> from work to his personal life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking about where I want to build a home base and cultivate my life,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s shocking \u2014 sometimes you wake up after doing three movies a year, and you\u2019re like, I\u2019ve neglected thinking about my own personal life for this long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe goal is always the next mission, the next movie, making sure everyone else is very happy. It can be very lonely at times. But the process of taking your emotions head-on, sort of working with them, was a profound moment in my life. And it\u2019s definitely taken me down a different road.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zac Efron is in the process of building a sustainable $2 million home in the Australian rainforest. The High School Musical actor, 38, has partnered with eco-friendly designer Joost Bakker and architect Frank Burridge on a residence he calls \u201cFuturecave\u201d, which is located an hour outside of Australia\u2019s famed Byron Bay, per the Daily Mail. 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