In Fmd Architects’ His & Hers House, A Couple With Two Previous Separate Design Schemes Are Brought Together In A Design That Marks The Commen

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The Coming Together of Seperate Design Concepts - His & Hers House by FMD Architects

Words by Bronwyn Marshall

Photography by Derek Swalwell

His & Hers House Is The Coming Together Of Two Design Concepts, Both By Fmd Architects As They Embark On Their Shared Future Home As A Married

Marking the commencement of married life, a couple’s two previous design schemes by FMD Architects, created separately, are joined to create His & Hers House in a literal and symbolic act of coming together through their shared new home.

Completed in 2017, at the core of His & Hers House is a celebration of union and the coming together of two lives previously lived separately in co-habitation. Both clients had each had previous design concepts configured for separate sites FMD Architects. Coincidently, the finalised result involved the reconfiguration of one of the sites, while fusing key elements and unique qualities from the other. Literally marking the coming together of two people, the home represents the core ideals of both designs and marks the start of something new, together.

Short Feature His & Hers House, Fmd Architects

The Resulting Home Is A Literal Representation Of Their Two Personalities, Fused Into One.

Throughout, the utilisation of a high 4.5-metre vaulted ceiling allows for grandeur of scale, which is then further dramatised through the imposed and integrated geometries.

Integral To The Brief Was A Consideration Of Accessibility And Multi Generational Living As A Future Proofing Exercise For The Home

The palette is a contemporary combination of warm honeyed timber, refined tiles and details and crisp finishing.

Integral to the brief was a consideration of accessibility and multi-generational living as a future-proofing exercise for the home. As a result, living spaces are ramped internally and externally, enabling the couple to live comfortably for years to come. With grown children and grandchildren, the home needed to accommodate said visitors in its design and connection between spaces. Throughout, as with many size-restricted sites, storage and concealment of ancillary support was key, resulting in joinery lining the length of walls, optimised between transitional spaces.

Marking The Commencement Of Married Life, A Couple’s Two Previous Design Schemes By Fmd Architects

Throughout, The Utilisation Of A High 4.5 Metre Vaulted Ceiling Allows For Grandeur Of Scale, Which Is Then Further Dramatised Through The Imp

Across the site, and as a means to abate the narrowness of the site and limited access to a northern aspect, a courtyard is integrated into the centre of the house.

Created Separately, Are Joined To Create His & Hers House In A Literal And Symbolic Act Of Coming Together Through Their Shared New Home.

The result involved the reconfiguration of one of the sites, while fusing key elements and unique qualities from the other.

Literally Marking The Coming Together Of Two People, The Home Represents The Core Ideals Of Both Designs And Marks The Start Of Something New,

The palette is a contemporary combination of warm honeyed timber, refined tiles and details and crisp finishing. The client wanted a layered, multidimensional backdrop for their storied lives and to be able to showcase collections of art, meaningful furniture pieces and living plants and their engagement with literature. Purposefully biophilic, both clients wanted the design to have a direct connection to the gardens, allowing for a feeling of immersion into their every day functions. Across the site, and as a means to abate the narrowness of the site and limited access to a northern aspect, a courtyard is integrated into the centre of the house. The resulting house becomes an inward one, shutting its back off to the neighbouring fence boundaries.

Completed In 2017, At The Core Of His & Hers House Is A Celebration Of Union And The Coming Together Of Two Lives Previously Lived Separately

On Tlp Today, We Explore The Fusing Of Two Design Schemes, Both By Fmd Architects, As A Mark Of The Commencement Of A Couple’s Shared Future H

Throughout, as with many size-restricted sites, storage and concealment of ancillary support was key, resulting in joinery lining the length of walls, optimised between transitional spaces.

As A Result, Living Spaces Are Ramped Internally And Externally, Enabling The Couple To Live Comfortably For Years To Come.

Coincidently, The Finalised Result Involved The Reconfiguration Of One Of The Sites, While Fusing Key Elements And Unique Qualities From The O

Purposefully biophilic, both clients wanted the design to have a direct connection to the gardens, allowing for a feeling of immersion into their every day functions.

Both Clients Had Each Had Previous Design Concepts Configured For Separate Sites Fmd Architects

Throughout, the utilisation of a high 4.5-metre vaulted ceiling allows for grandeur of scale, which is then further dramatised through the imposed and integrated geometries. These geometries form a design and pattern language that is present in skylights, fenestration and external cladding. Together with the exposed knots and cracks in the bountiful use of timber, the layered approach to detail and honest expression of materiality provides interest in all spaces.

Designed as a fusion of ideas and as a connection of two people, His & Hers House shows how a built form can quite literally enable the manifestation of the personalities and values of its occupants with a considered approach for their future lives together.

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