An Architects Own Home With A Tranquil Internal Courtyard (House Tour)
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An honest, simple and adaptable architects own home grounded in its connection to the environment, Double North House continuously transforms depending on the weather, light and needs of the inhabitants.
Located in a hilly suburb of Brisbane, Double North House is the architects own home. Chris Furminger, architect and builder of Double North House reflects, “this is quite a unique situation for us, being our family home - Tijana, my partner, being the client, and myself as the architect. We created the brief together, making a list of rooms and requirements so that our family could grow into it.”
The renovation of the architects own home presented an opportunity for experimentation and to elevate the existing cottage into a modern build. “What drew us to this site was the lovely established gardens of the neighbouring properties and the opportunity to expand quite a small footprint,” says Chris. He continues, “we also saw this as an opportunity to test certain elements on our own home - being the builder and working with the materials in close proximity allowed us to learn through making.”
As such, Chris reconfigures the home in a way that makes it more inviting and functional while respecting the existing footprint of the house. “Typically, with these long, narrow inner-city blocks, the central core of the building can be quite dark, so we wanted to make the centre the lightest part of the building so that all the rooms that surrounded it could be light-filled, single-layered and connected to breezes and views beyond,” says Chris.
One of the key moments within the architects own home is the tranquil garden space. “This allows for rooms on the lower level nearer to the garden to see the light change throughout the day and the seasons change throughout the year, and in a way, it doubles the northern light - hence giving the name Double North House,” says Chris.
The interior design of Double North House responds to its subtropical climate through retractable features, ventilation and circulation. Operable windows were introduced to control light, direct breezes and maintain privacy. Similarly, casement windows allow warm air to be funnelled from below up into the high-level rooms and out through the courtyard space. “The glazed interior of the home is protected by retractable shade sails. In the warmer months, they are closed to protect the glazing and add a level of filtered light down into the courtyard below. This allows the courtyard to maintain a cool temperature, cooling the home at the lower level,” says Chris.
The decor and materiality of the architects own home is simple and pared-back. “It was important for us to use materials in quite an honest fashion, where timber, stone and glass all represent themselves,” says Chris. This raw, tactile approach is complemented by greenery, timber joinery, a neutral palette and minimalist furnishings, imbuing a warm yet refined feeling.
The architects own home is a reimagined contemporary Brisbane inner-city cottage. Chris reflects, “what I enjoy most is how the spaces have different functions throughout the day and the year - how the spaces change through different light and different engagement with the landscape and the climate.”
00:00 - Introduction to the Architects Own Home
00:56 - The Design Process and Key Moments
01:41 - Developing A Personal and Familial Brief
03:50 - A Work From Home Retreat
04:17 - Using Honest and Organic Materials
04:42 - Favourite Aspects of the Home
05:10 - Proud Moments
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Photography by David Chatfield.
Architecture by Furminger.
Landscape design by Joey Brown and Furminger.
Filmed and edited by Dan Preston.
Production by The Local Project.
Location: Red Hill, Queensland, Australia
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@ivanklymenko
2 ай бұрын
🤩🤩🤩
Maybe it’s only us Queenslanders that can see how beautiful and contextually appropriate this house is. Everyone else seems confused 😅 “It’s boring” Dude would you leave your shit out if a film crew was coming into your home?. I bet if they actually spent time in the home they’d have a very different view. An incredible achievement!!
Beautiful designed and built home.
My dream kitchen that opens to the outdoors!
I love how this has this slight retro feel to it. It's a modern house, with modern concepts about open spaces, internal courtyards use of timber and concrete and yet it has this mid-century vibe to it too with some of the vintage vents and joinery and furniture having a vague mid-century look. I like it. I think it will stop looking so pristine and clean as soon as family grows :)
Courtyard homes are my favourite ❤
WOW! Again another 'proper' [family] home. Love it! Design, use of space and the build and materials. As said being 'your home' for a family and a home for life. A great showcase for your business and vision. Thank you for sharing with us. Appreciated.
I do struggle to understand why some architects don’t think it’s necessary for a house to have fly screens in a subtropical environment like Brisbane where there are plenty of flys and misquotes.
A great design for climate, it turned out beautifully. I love the downstairs areas that open up to the gardens.
I love the shade sails. I have them in my courtyard, they work perfectly.
Fantastic!!! A huge credit to you and a wonderful outcome. Congratulations!
Beautiful space. Feels very calming.
Stunning!
Magnífico trabajo Cris, una casa con una apertura explendida a la naturaleza.
This one is amazing!
Great video
I love almost everything of this build, the layout, setup, furniture, shades, color 🎉. Where is it located?
@martinXY
2 ай бұрын
Red Hill in Brisbane.
Beautiful 🤩
This channel is such a vibe wow ✨ what song is that at the end of the video, for the hardcover ad?
Absolutely loved this video as well. What a lovely and a beautiful home. Simple, elegant and gorgeous! P.S. Love all your videos so would appreciate if you could share an approximate cost to build such projects. Thank you!
"Timber, stone, and glass all represent themselves." Trying to think how it could be otherwise.
Well done ….
I like simplicity. Liked this house after a long time of watching local project videos What did it cost to build the house, excluding land value?
you don't have any bugs or mosquitos in Australia?
Wow
Hi, if I may ask, what kind of wood is that? Thank you.
I'm so glad the CC works on these videos because the constant uptalk is so distracting.
@architecturaldream1
2 ай бұрын
Do you mean the natural intonation of a typical Australian accent? Might not be the channel for you mate 😂
Maybe.
It looks like a empty modern museum.
Why are places in and around a house these days described as "moments" by their architects? It's just a spot!.
@solomontyu
2 ай бұрын
Because a “moment” underlines the special encounter people have at/with a carefully designed place?
@jaffaorange3809
2 ай бұрын
@@solomontyu Sounds highly pretentious to me, sorry. I guess I'm too down to earth for this.
@inspiredidler
2 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful space ❤
@soy2471
2 ай бұрын
Because architecture is more than just designing places, it's about designing experiences. And life is made of experiences...not things. Things are there to facilitate the experience
@jinchengjiang857
2 ай бұрын
Maybe same space but experienced differently day and night，or certain sun reflection ，or different season and weather.
glass looks dangerous to bird
Wow, Mr. Furminger, thank you for elevating boredom to its highest form! A lack of creativity wins the day! Mies famous dictum "Less is more" was challenged by Venturi's declaration "Less is a bore".
@julius.2003
2 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree less. You will only understand the power of simplicity once you have experienced it yourself.. and you apparently never did ;)
@efelen3890
2 ай бұрын
Personally, I think it's hilarious how someone that is quoting Mies van der Rohe and Robert Venturi cannot comprehend the architectural quality and genial subtleties like the ones in this video. This project focused on much more than just being "impressive"; it aimed to respond well to seasonal changes and weather, it prioritised the use of quality materials and a functional layout for the family inhabiting it. Quoting, in 2024, that "less is more / less is a bore" without a plausible argumentation is such an old-fashioned and reduced thinking process.
@Ulexcool
2 ай бұрын
@@julius.2003Who would like to live inside an empty museum?
@Ulexcool
2 ай бұрын
@@efelen3890Lol no, it looks like every other house on the neighbourhood
@martinXY
2 ай бұрын
Client was happy.
Thats supposed to be a man....
It has a name? Its a building. A fancy smart monkey tent. And "moments'. GT EFOH
Your architectural partner? Or your girlfriend?
Not really good. Stop promoting these boring architects. at 1:14 House looks the same as other 5 houses.
@Ulexcool
2 ай бұрын
They make cookie cutter houses and think they are original somehow.
@martinXY
2 ай бұрын
It looks nothing like the others, apart from the fact that it's built on a rectangular block.
@xSpiiXeL
2 ай бұрын
@@martinXY Its same color and very similar to other ones.
@martinXY
2 ай бұрын
@@xSpiiXeL colour is chosen by the client. What other characteristics are the same?
ugh.
Another "meh" piece of architecture that is dressed up and covered by highly descriptive architectural jargon to make it seem like it is unique. I'm slowly losing interest in this industry as an architect. What we don't realise is that every project starts off with the same canvas and pencils given to us by councils and their planning laws. What I mean by this is that every house will have the same setbacks, maximum area permissible and finishes enforced upon it by these planning laws. You cannot challenge these laws and this is why we end up with these types of homes whereby they are all similar when you peel back the layers.
Architecture is fun!! ….. I came from a poor Blacktown family (2003) went to Western Sydney (studied bachelor of construction 2004) got my first job 2008 …. Made my first million developing Blacktown 4-plex (2012) retired 2020 (Covid) decided what will be a fun way to end my life (pilot) or (Architecture)?? Choose UTS … Architecture for fun 🤩… if a designer called Prada puts her heart ❤️ into a design spends 90 hours making a custom piece BUT no one buys it!! THEN fffk it!! she will wear it herself!! SAME IDEOLOGY!! If I spend 200 hours designing my own duplex then … spend 12 months building it USING MY OWN builders licence!! if NO ONE wants to buy it!! THEN fffk it!! I will rent it out for the next 5 years ….. sell it for double the price when the dollar 💵 loses value 😘…….