Inside a Breathtaking Sustainable Home Designed to Connect with Nature (House Tour)
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Venturing inside a breathtaking sustainable home obscured behind cascading garden walls, Immersion House is a hidden oasis in the middle of Melbourne’s inner-west suburbia. Creating a family home that offers a sense of refuge, Mitsuori Architects defy the conditions of the corner block location through a series of unique and enveloping experiences.
Located on a corner site that slopes gradually towards the back and in a quiet residential area in the inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Immersion House is a direct response to the client’s very strong brief to have a private sanctuary while retaining aspects of the original heritage home. This brief was the inspiration behind Mitsuori Architects's architectural approach - creating experiences and spaces so the occupants could have a sanctuary to raise their family and live in the house they always envisaged.
Inside the breathtaking sustainable home, the integration of interiors with the surrounding nature is key to the home’s immersive effect. On the first floor, one feels a sense of being perched above the street, implanting an almost subterranean feel. The connection between the indoors and the outdoors feels seamless and natural; there is a view towards nature from every part of the house and a strong sense of a singular indoor and outdoor space in the way that one almost doesn't detect what is inside and what is outside when all the doors are folded back.
Similarly, a rich and natural materiality inside the breathtaking sustainable home becomes fundamental to creating this sense of sanctuary and immersion. The use of natural and textural materials such as concrete, timber and steel feel elementally connected to the surroundings. This minimal decor and palette have a quality that ties it all together and imbues the home with a sense of harmony and creates a space that feels all-enveloping.
A key aspect of this raw materiality is the use of rich timber as a key material inside the breathtaking sustainable home. Timber is used on the floors in the heritage part of the home, on the walls and ceilings throughout the extension, on the staircase and on joinery elements. Looking for flooring that was both aesthetic and technical, Mitsuori Architects has used Tongue & Groove flooring for its strong design approach and suitability to a variety of applications. This selection allows a fluid transition between floors, walls, ceiling and joinery - flowing seamlessly throughout spaces and across surfaces.
Key to the considered configuration of the site was crafting an immersive experience once inside the breathtaking sustainable home. Hence, Immersion House is a home that is focused on the experience of the inhabitants while also celebrating the existing heritage of the residence. The addition wraps around the original building and opens up the home while maintaining a sense of privacy.
00:00 - Introduction to the Breathtaking Sustainable Home
00:52 - An Inner-City Location
01:07 - Taking Inspiration from A Family Sanctuary
01:32 - The Seamless Indoor Outdoor Connection
01:54 - A Rich and Natural Material Palette
02:18 - Utilising the Versatile Tongue & Groove Boards
03:47 - Satisfying Aspects of the Design
04:18 - Proud Moments
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Photography by Michael Kai.
Architecture by Mitsuori Architects.
Flooring by Tongue & Groove.
Filmed and Edited by Ryan Wehi.
Production by The Local Project.
Location: Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia
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We hope you enjoyed mesmerising journey through Immersion House by Mitsuori Architects in Melbourne’s inner-west! Mitsuori Architects have truly redefined the concept of a family sanctuary, blending heritage and modernity seamlessly. The immersive experiences inside this sustainable home are nothing short of breathtaking. For more of the latest and greatest in architecture, interior design and house tours, make sure to pre-order Issue No. 13 of our tri-annual hardcopy print publication - thelocalproject.com.au/publication/issue-13/ or our hardcover book ‘10’ - thelocalproject.com.au/product/10-celebrating-10-issues-of-the-local-project/
A home connected to nature gives additional sense of serenity. 💚🌿
While I like this house and love modern modern architecture (mostly) I’m starting to wonder if the whole idea of “connections to the outdoors” and “being immersed “ are moving further from their meaning - at least what I think they mean having grown up in the 60s and 70s where being immersed and outdoors meant running across your neighbors yard to join in a game (or something mischievous). So many of these homes in dense areas are walled in and closed off from what’s happening outside. Connections to the outdoors shouldn’t just mean having an outdoor space where you have sunshine and plants - it should be being able to interact with neighbors and people and events on the street. So many of these homes turn inward and it makes me wonder if it’s an effect of social media (as I write this on RUclips) where the need for human connection is lost because we’re so connected virtually. Someone commented (sarcastically)that a home made of concrete is a great place to raise a kid. I would argue that the materials don’t matter - it’s the connections to the real world that do. In a time when “transparency“ has become a buzz word this home has none.
I do like the home, although it’s a bit dark, the material palate is cohesive and the layout seems to work, I just think the architects could have done a better job in “connecting” the home to the outdoors. Sorry for the rant. Would like to know what others think …
Good point. This has the vibe of a luxury military bunker or coffin. The goal is to cut the ultra wealthy inhabitants off from the rest of humanity. To protect the inhabitants from outsiders. A giant beautiful luxury fear box. Very seductive and impressive, in a way. Depressing in another way. Peaceful, quiet, safe, serene, dark," immersive". Like death.
@@Eliguitar1oh man, that is one of the best comments I’ve read in ages! It encapsulates this house perfectly.
I couldn't agree more! Here we are renovating older homes (and building new ones) with living spaces moved from the street frontage to the back, and in this search of 'privacy' we are losing our sense of, and connection to community. I often think about this.
At the end of the day whether you like it or not, the wealthy pay for an architect to design a home HOW they want it. It's always been that way. I certainly know one of the first jobs to go in a recession are architects as it's only the wealthy that pay for it. No one else would.
Are you reading my MIND??? I love these local project videos as the architecture and interior design are exquisite, but the overall feel is, we are so rich, we can afford a concrete fortress adorned with stone, rare wood and loads of designer furnishings. Neighbors? Don't think we have any.
I love watching these videos. They are so well put together and peaceful yet captivating. I was having a lot of anxiety and stress so I decided to watch this and I feel a lot calmer now
place must feel amazing when it rains at night
Good job guys. Love the pool position.
Matthew and Melissa congratulation to this project.
The important point to me is the conection in between the old and the new part of the project. The BIG value is that the new part respect the old building the conection is perfect.
Nice details all over the spaces and the garden helps the interiors spaces became bigger
Iam an architect in Portugal and I watch several designs in Australia amd I must say that the rule you have in you mind about doing the project are perfect.
Congratulation Matthew and Melissa
Carlos
I don’t care about the bad comments, I love this.. I love my privacy .. Being a hermit, this cavelike home is perfect for me..
Love! There are aspects of this home that remind me of a Colin McCahon painting.
Simply stunning on all levels. There are defiantly larger, grandeur, and more extravagant homes on LP's feed, but this project is the best, by far! The work needs no words or explanation. Every space, material and function is solid. Bravo, mates. Bravo.
All that seating... Dinner party house. 😍
Wow! 👏😍
I love this!! Such a low maintenance and playful, perfect for a family!!❤
Immersive.
Dear author, are there house designs for cold climates on your channel
LOVED the landscaping!!!
Looks great!
I adore the color palette, very pristine🤎Awesome job, Mitsuori Architects🙏🏾
Love it! Absolutely Brilliant Design, from what could be seen . . .
Exquisitely executed.
i like it
Love the materials
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M E. E N C A N T A. ❤❤❤
Love the project and esthetics. I only wish I could get a better idea of how it all fits together, what the layout/floorplan is, in addition to the stunning shots from different angles.
Wow, very nice job guys!
It really is a nice touch with the tongue n groove moving from floor to wall to ceiling. It would wear differently in different spots.
Perhaps overuse of the word immersive in the narration.
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this is a beautiful home. But serious question, what about it is sustainable? Sure there are wooden claddings but the amount of concrete used totally outweighs any benefit
Modernist cave (due to light management)
It’s a little dark overall.
Yes@@BillWoodillustrator - I didn't look closely but when light is mostly from one side then this is similar to a cave. You lose a sense of balance and depth and find the windows glaring and the opposite wall dark. You can't adjust. The overall darkness would be ok (not my preference) if there was less glare/contrast. There's is also a proportional element (length, width, height) of the spaces and you can often see this effect in appartment buildings with one wall of windows.
3:47 this is my favorite part of the house - this incredible skylight that creates an impression you are outside when you are in your kitchen. But, I have to say, client's desire to be private probably robbed them of a lot of natural sunlight in that big new extension - the above-ground pool and the wall behind it kind of makes the place too dark, in my view.
3:35 - “the timbahhhhhhh”
Beautiful home. I'm a big fan of TLP but I thought the camera angle was rather strange. It appeared to be a wide angle lens shooting up on the client and very close seemed to be an odd choice that didn't work well. for the interview in my opinion.
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I think this lacks connection in my opinion. I feel it cuts the family off from the outside world- it creates a walled box, bunker-like. I get that for some, this would be a dream home, however for myself- there is too much concrete, it gives a dark and somewhat prison-like vibe. There is no home here- it lacks life, colour, and objects. I agree that there is great craftsmanship in putting the design/materials together, and while it makes for fascinating lesson in modern architecture, it also makes for a wearying one.
I suppose everyone is different and it would be a very boring world if we all had the same ideas and desires.
However I fail to see how grey concrete can be fitting in with the surroundings unless you want to live in a multi story car park, it will always be cold hard and uninviting, it just sucks the light out of a space, for me a home should light airy tranquil and full of natural light.
If you're gonna call your work 'sustainable' you should really be minimising the amount of concrete involved. Not to mention optimising the glazing.
Call me crazy but I think "sustainable" and "connecting with nature" means or should mean more than having wood and stone textures and materials...
and the liberal use of concerete
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Upside down house: floor is on the ceiling, ceiling is on the floor. 😂 Does it ever get cold? How do you, guys, heat your houses?
Principal, not Principle. Well thought through design with the engineered timber. I would have liked to get a better sense of the immersiveness rather than just seeing two architects repeatedly mentioning it
Nice house but surely not pre finished fake timber floor boards in a million dollar plus home.
They likely are engineered wood floors, we have them in our home and certainly are not cheap at $260 per square metre, but they are very stable and do not suffer from cupping or splitting like sold wood.
Engineered wood is a real wood veneer around 3-5m thick bonded to a 10-12mm thick piece of marine grade plywood, it can actually be re sanded like solid wood and stained any colour you want.
ah yes, cold concrete; the perfect material for raising a family
took the words right out of my mouth
Sarcasm or is it really perfect?
It actually is 🤷♂️ our world is surrounded by it and yet it works
It doesn’t look cold and minimal or uninviting. Think the design architects achieved a great space. There are some concrete architecture just look like monolithic mausoleums, this doesn’t. What’s a perfect material for you to raise your family then?
Feels like the same story as parasite is gonna happen
The pool should have been grey too
BUT it's too big. Way too big.
Completely agree. Hardwearing - yes. So is stainless steel. They actually lost me when I saw the vessel sinks. One of the most useless and dysfunctional designs ever created…
Sustainable has got to be the most overused, annoying, mean nothing word in architecture!! 🤦🏻♂️
I’ve practiced for 25 years and I’m also a successful land developer!
I agree, a lot of what I hear is just dribble to be honest.
Sustainable Natural In keeping with Nature, the way the light transitions from one level to the next blah blah blah blah blah