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Architects: Foomann Architects
- Area: 99 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Willem-Dirk Du Toit
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Manufacturers: Academy Tiles, B&D, Lysaght, Palram, Suntuf, Tidy Timber
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Lead Architects: Jamie Sormann, Jo Foong
Text description provided by the architects. This house was designed to be shared. With home-ownership in the inner city becoming increasingly out of reach; shared living arrangements will become increasingly common. This project seeks to embrace this and create a living situation that takes the best elements of communal living into a more grown-up space. The strategy was to provide flexibility and options; underpinned by sustainable principles. The site now has two standalone buildings that face each other across a shared garden. A low bluestone wall positioned centrally provides a natural location for high landscaping should a need for more autonomous living arise. This allows inhabitants to control what they share and their level of privacy. Something that can evolve with their changing needs.
