Impressive on all levels, design, aesthetic, practically. What a beautiful home. Originally, I came to the channel for the architecture and am staying for the banter. I was at the NGA and didn't want to intrude on your family time, Kevin. I wanted to say thank you so much for introducing me to the finer details of architecture.
Great video Kevin! Love the honest comment from Andrew " Sucking our egos in, ...and trying to use what already here"...I wish that more architects would embrace this approach!
Best ever! Thanks @archimarathon and @maynardarchitect for the opportunity to tour the house and be apart of the video :) !! and for anyone reading this, believe me, the house is SO much better in real life. The level of detail, both liveable and in ornamentation, is incredible. The feeling IRL of this project is revitalising and rejuvenating. I love it :)
Privacy. But at least we did our job so you can understand the whole building and know what you have missed out on. Try that on other channels of just pretty, disconnected visuals.
Quite a stunning little urban gem! Very clever use of space where space is so limited. I love the cabinetary details the chamfered trims around the glazing and doors. The entry garden portal is a true oasis and really doubles the size of the building even though square footage has been removed. Chain-link very playfully used, urban yet elegant, love it! Bravo.
Lovely...I like taking what's old and making new again. In the cities that's what's need. Instead of tearing down old structures. It's wonderful what you have done. Beautiful home.
Amazing film, Kevin & incredible imagination from the AMA team. It never ceases to impress me the power of architecture and how it can transform a home. A true delight to the senses, and to the community of Fitzroy.
That was a very interesting tour! Very tasteful, love to details and lots of greenery!! I like the enhancements of the timber wood all over and the endless storage solutions. But once in the master bedroom I was quite taken by the “green carpet” combined with the pink duvets on the bed 😅 interesting! Well done Andrew, my thumbs 👍🏼👍🏼 are both up!
I appreciate this video SO much! No annyoing background music, the camerea is not crazy and the way this man speaks is very soothing and organic. Great video, great architectural job. Thanks.
Beautiful, beautiful house! It´s not easy to deal with existing constructions, not to mention to follow a code and heritage protection adequately, and still have amazing new spaces. The details are superb And wow, the video at the beginning really gives the vibe of the place
What a lovely way to incorporate beauty into urbanization. Here in NY ppl are amazing at finding teeny spaces for greenery. ~This is one STUNNING revision.
I love it when heritage / older buildings are renovated with contempoary style but at sametime overall it still feels like heritage place, I loved the central entrance and the use of light, I also love the vege garden al though NGL I probably would get over climbing those stairs haha. Great work team and so glad this showed on my youtube, definetly gonna sub for more content..
Thanks for featuring / sharing. Inspiring what you guys are able to do - this is an awesome example of how constraints / restrictions can lead to some amazing and innovative design. Well done!
Love it! Adore all the thought put in to give light, the use of new material for the main bedroom terrace and redistribution of the house. Excellent ideas for everybody even those with green fingers.
What a beautiful and well thought renovation!! And all the greenery👍👍 The name Helvetia house is so right, it reminds me of Switzerland with all the beautiful woodwork. Awesome😃 Greetings from Germany 😊
Многие старые дома в Австралии очень удачно модернизируются. В данном проекте много интересных дизайнерских решений: от входной зоны с рыбками и лестницы с ящиками - до эксплуатируемой крыши с огородиком. Очень мило, практично и весело. 👍❤🇷🇺
Bloody Beautiful Boys! Really appreciate the indepth tour around the design, explaining details and constuction methods along the way. Great insight into practice, would love to see more :D
as an american in love with the aussie design aesthetic, this house takes the cake for me. the very best of asian ethos, both old & new, as seen through the Australian gaze. skillfully executed with timeless finishes. kudos. i cant help but giggle when he says something about letting go of ego....that is the last impression i get from this man.
Great use of space, smart curation of the building codes. Reminds me of Robin Boyd’s Walsh house with the programs layout. Building. Garden void. Building
Very impressive. 🔥🙌🏽💯 More greens, more natural light, more details, etc. Little thoughts often neglected in design and contruction which are really major thoughts that makes the whole thing.
Absolutely stunning! And what a well curated video! Really enjoyed how Andrew and Kevin just sprinkle light jokes here and there.Funny how I focused so much on the 10 burners gas cook top, guess Andrew had a hard time selling the ESD storey to the Chinese client aye😂
Only one of the owners is of a Chinese heritage, born and bred in Australia. The house is passive designed and we practise circular economy-disappointed that the worm farm or the old wheelbarrow were not featured. We work locally, shop locally, eat locally, support small local businesses, cycle and walk to work and use PT other times (excepts for going to Bunnings for cow manure…). We harvest almost daily from our veggie patch and still have enough to share with our neighbours. It’s a pre existing dual fuel stove (gas and electric) designed into the new house. Sustainability is more than an electric stove.
@xiaoranDing. Race has nothing do with it ! Gas currently leaves a substantially smaller carbon footprint than electricity (at our expense). Research it for yourself !
@@Still_NoNamethat’s fantastic! BTW the last comment was only a joke with absolutely no offense. As an architect myself, most of our clients want gas for cooking and hot water but we get smashed every single time at the Design Excellence Panel of not providing electric cooktop. Totally agreed that sustainability could be achieved through many other ways!
What a great home and use of space. I really love that you didn’t tear it down and build new. Here in the states it seems to be the way because “builders” don’t see things creatively and people tent to not use architects unless building new. I’m in the process of renovating my early 1900s cape and reusing as much as possible - salvaging pine floors and trim for cabinetry and using the broken plaster as a wall treatment like mosaic tile for texture in specific areas. Oh, and I subscribed!
Yes we did. The fact that you know we missed 2 rooms means that we did our job properly in orienting you as the viewer. Most other videos don't do that. Just snippets of disconnected footage
The fact that you know we have missed 2 more bedrooms means we are doing our job properly in orienting you the viewer. Most other videos do't do that. They are just endless disjointed snippets.
It is truely amazing how the appearance of the clients, lead to them being labeled as ‘Chinese’ as the reason for the ‘shoes-off’ house, the reason for the study, and in a separate comments for other items in the house. The truth is that race had nothing to do with the wonderful design of the house, the way the clients live, nor the very common inclusion of a study in the house of any Australian home. All that from one sentence in the video of ‘What the clients are’ racially Cannot imaging what they or anyone else with colour have to put up with in life ! C’est la vie ! - just an expression, no racial stereotype intended.
Mother Earth's suffering terribly, only smart architecture solutions are our salvation friends, saving the water and use it for bringing down the heat creating oxygen factories and spectacular gardens to enjoy... yeah, the best welfare strategy, what is good for environment is good for all of us, a different way to enjoy our modern assets. You are doing a great job indeed
Bottom line,...what was the total cost/expense to renovate, design this property into what it is now?? Its utterly incredible, really is. Congratulations!!🤩
Buenas noches: Creo desde hace tiempo que en Australia estáis haciendo cosas muy interesantes a nivel arquitectónico sería muy importante compartir con el resto del mundo, vuestra visión. Reciclar, rehabilitar, vuestras normativas legales, precios de construcciones y temas técnicos que nos pueden ayudar a los profesionales y a los clientes. Me encantaría que el planeta hablase un solo idioma pero mientras se funda una Interlingua ¿por qué no poner subtítulos en español? A cambio os regalamos la palabra PATIO. Gracias.
Why do Melburnians pronounce Fitzroy with two equal syllables 'FITZ-ROY'? I would say "FITZ-roy', emphasis on the Fitz. Have been keen to see more of this project since I first saw it under construction on Instagram. The detailing is immaculate and enviable and at a level I hope to reach one day. Outstanding.
Cieszę się że ja nie muszę zdejmować butów gdy przychodzę na jakieś małe (czy większe) spotkanie do domu rodziny czy znajomych ani też nie muszę tego robić przed wejściem do ich łazienki. Oh jak mi dobrze, oh jak się cieszę...
Congrats on getting Helvetia House featured on Grand Designs Transformations! (ABC TV, S1-Ep4)
Impressive on all levels, design, aesthetic, practically. What a beautiful home. Originally, I came to the channel for the architecture and am staying for the banter. I was at the NGA and didn't want to intrude on your family time, Kevin. I wanted to say thank you so much for introducing me to the finer details of architecture.
Oh when was this? A few months ago? I was showing through my aunt from USA.
Great video Kevin! Love the honest comment from Andrew " Sucking our egos in, ...and trying to use what already here"...I wish that more architects would embrace this approach!
Love the urban oasis concept! My fav. is Madrid Atocha Station :)
Love the entrance with the high windows and the garden with the fish 🐟 🐠🐟
Best ever! Thanks @archimarathon and @maynardarchitect for the opportunity to tour the house and be apart of the video :) !! and for anyone reading this, believe me, the house is SO much better in real life. The level of detail, both liveable and in ornamentation, is incredible. The feeling IRL of this project is revitalising and rejuvenating. I love it :)
Didn’t want the tour to finish , what happened to seeing the front ground floor rooms. Subscribed
Privacy. But at least we did our job so you can understand the whole building and know what you have missed out on. Try that on other channels of just pretty, disconnected visuals.
Quite a stunning little urban gem! Very clever use of space where space is so limited. I love the cabinetary details the chamfered trims around the glazing and doors. The entry garden portal is a true oasis and really doubles the size of the building even though square footage has been removed. Chain-link very playfully used, urban yet elegant, love it! Bravo.
Lovely...I like taking what's old and making new again. In the cities that's what's need. Instead of tearing down old structures. It's wonderful what you have done. Beautiful home.
Amazing film, Kevin & incredible imagination from the AMA team. It never ceases to impress me the power of architecture and how it can transform a home. A true delight to the senses, and to the community of Fitzroy.
That was a very interesting tour! Very tasteful, love to details and lots of greenery!! I like the enhancements of the timber wood all over and the endless storage solutions. But once in the master bedroom I was quite taken by the “green carpet” combined with the pink duvets on the bed 😅 interesting! Well done Andrew, my thumbs 👍🏼👍🏼 are both up!
i couldnt get enough watching both, especially Andrew. Keep it up dynamic duo.
I appreciate this video SO much! No annyoing background music, the camerea is not crazy and the way this man speaks is very soothing and organic. Great video, great architectural job. Thanks.
Thank you
well done gents. Great house design and green spaces..Cheers from NYC!!
Beautiful, beautiful house! It´s not easy to deal with existing constructions, not to mention to follow a code and heritage protection adequately, and still have amazing new spaces.
The details are superb
And wow, the video at the beginning really gives the vibe of the place
Magnificent use of space.
I'm obsessed with the chemistry these two men share. Obsessed. Lovely house.
What a lovely way to incorporate beauty into urbanization. Here in NY ppl are amazing at finding teeny spaces for greenery. ~This is one STUNNING revision.
That was absolutely gorgeous ❤.
The pond, the gardens… to have such a nugget of paradise gold in that urban environment. Lucky owners and good job.
One of the best houses I’ve every see. Sumptuous! Great job!
Beautiful detail.
I love it when heritage / older buildings are renovated with contempoary style but at sametime overall it still feels like heritage place, I loved the central entrance and the use of light, I also love the vege garden al though NGL I probably would get over climbing those stairs haha. Great work team and so glad this showed on my youtube, definetly gonna sub for more content..
Very impressed with this one. I love the use of space and all the little details, especially the stair drawers. Very inviting.
That was an amazing tour of an Historical Home artistically built into an Oasis in an Urban neighborhood. 5*😁"Hey don't touch me!"😂😎😷🙋♀️
Charming and functional design as always!
Beautiful Home
Very Nice ❤
Ama always bringing the thoughtful details and not always with expensive material. The chain link garden is beautiful.
A super cool and interesting house. Well re-designed till the tiniest detail. I love it! Very well done guys!
What a gorgeous house!
😊
You boys are so talented , wonderful home
what a beautiful, dreamy house!!
Thanks for featuring / sharing. Inspiring what you guys are able to do - this is an awesome example of how constraints / restrictions can lead to some amazing and innovative design. Well done!
Love it! Adore all the thought put in to give light, the use of new material for the main bedroom terrace and redistribution of the house. Excellent ideas for everybody even those with green fingers.
Guy!! That's an amazing job! I always want garden in the urban area that didn't look cramp. This look so good!!!
Heres another video driving home that fact that every house needs an atrium. Also the in timber glazing is amazing, be trying that. 😘
Wonderful
👏 amazing architecture and a lot of details and customization
This was built by Weiss Builders of West Footscray - well done to Christopher Weiss and his amazing team.
Très bien
What a beautiful and well thought renovation!! And all the greenery👍👍 The name Helvetia house is so right, it reminds me of Switzerland with all the beautiful woodwork. Awesome😃 Greetings from Germany 😊
Love your work AM!
Многие старые дома в Австралии очень удачно модернизируются. В данном проекте много интересных дизайнерских решений: от входной зоны с рыбками и лестницы с ящиками - до эксплуатируемой крыши с огородиком. Очень мило, практично и весело. 👍❤🇷🇺
Lovely
So much joyous details that could only be presented by a walk-through... I like it. Thanks for showing this Kevin :)
Google street view even allows a sneak peek at the building site ;). What a treat for detailling nerds! Craqueur
My dream home❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome house loved it❤
Always enjoy watching your works. Very thoughtful, detail and playful!
Bloody Beautiful Boys! Really appreciate the indepth tour around the design, explaining details and constuction methods along the way. Great insight into practice, would love to see more :D
Wonderful!
Another great project guys! Love the thought and attention to detail
Well done this is well thought out design with amazing details for the clients who must be quite involved during the design process
as an american in love with the aussie design aesthetic, this house takes the cake for me. the very best of asian ethos, both old & new, as seen through the Australian gaze. skillfully executed with timeless finishes.
kudos.
i cant help but giggle when he says something about letting go of ego....that is the last impression i get from this man.
😂
Great use of space, smart curation of the building codes. Reminds me of Robin Boyd’s Walsh house with the programs layout. Building. Garden void. Building
The Canadian street at the top of the list is Wellington, Montreal, Quebec. I live just two blocks away🎉
That's way too cool 🥶
I love this house
Have you been following it on AMA's instagram?
I don’t have instagram
But I saw it on the website
Fabulous!!!!!!
Goes to show how a good design and thoughtful planning can overcome a north facing front aspect
love it love it love it
Awesome!
More on the pond please. Nuts and bolts of the thing.
great ideas. Congratulations
Another fantastic video
I think it’s amazing love the Green Space Inc.
Very impressive. 🔥🙌🏽💯
More greens, more natural light, more details, etc. Little thoughts often neglected in design and contruction which are really major thoughts that makes the whole thing.
Absolutely stunning! And what a well curated video! Really enjoyed how Andrew and Kevin just sprinkle light jokes here and there.Funny how I focused so much on the 10 burners gas cook top, guess Andrew had a hard time selling the ESD storey to the Chinese client aye😂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Only one of the owners is of a Chinese heritage, born and bred in Australia. The house is passive designed and we practise circular economy-disappointed that the worm farm or the old wheelbarrow were not featured. We work locally, shop locally, eat locally, support small local businesses, cycle and walk to work and use PT other times (excepts for going to Bunnings for cow manure…). We harvest almost daily from our veggie patch and still have enough to share with our neighbours. It’s a pre existing dual fuel stove (gas and electric) designed into the new house. Sustainability is more than an electric stove.
@xiaoranDing. Race has nothing do with it ! Gas currently leaves a substantially smaller carbon footprint than electricity (at our expense). Research it for yourself !
@@Still_NoNamethat’s fantastic! BTW the last comment was only a joke with absolutely no offense. As an architect myself, most of our clients want gas for cooking and hot water but we get smashed every single time at the Design Excellence Panel of not providing electric cooktop. Totally agreed that sustainability could be achieved through many other ways!
Beautiful home ❤❤❤❤.
Mmm… Mario’s! 😋 And the house is great too! 😂 Thanks for another fun video of an inspiring project
Good
17:36 but it worked so well. Sometimes the person who whispers in a room of shouting people is easier to hear. 👌
Wow!!! Great 👍
What a great home and use of space. I really love that you didn’t tear it down and build new. Here in the states it seems to be the way because “builders” don’t see things creatively and people tent to not use architects unless building new. I’m in the process of renovating my early 1900s cape and reusing as much as possible - salvaging pine floors and trim for cabinetry and using the broken plaster as a wall treatment like mosaic tile for texture in specific areas. Oh, and I subscribed!
What a perfect timing. Im working on a school project and this is literally my concept & title 😂 U R B A N O A S I S
Urban Oasis: St. Dunstan in the East, London. Enjoy!
Great house!
I LOVE this house..#goals..in other news are we pretending the couple in the kitchen dont exist ? Is that what we are doing?🤣
They are AMA staff working
That's a very nice house.
This is amazing! I do notice even though there are 2 studies, people are working in the dinning room 😂
They are from the architects office. Finalising things.
Those guys don’t live there 😉
@@arnasagen8077 wish I did! Such a beauty :)
Couldn't help it, hanging out next to that light well / pond is a dream 😇
beauty
Well done. Great use of existing build. We missed the two front rooms?
Yes we did. The fact that you know we missed 2 rooms means that we did our job properly in orienting you as the viewer. Most other videos don't do that. Just snippets of disconnected footage
amazing 😆 andrew
12:31 What is the structure? It is a timber-clad steel angle or a big timber angle?
Timber. What you see is the structure
@@Archimarathon Interesting, love it!
26:35 😆
✌️
I love this house. May I ask...In total how much did it cost to buy and improve the property?
I love your very honest materials like the GMS. May I ask what wood you used around the openings?
Love it! Those study spaces look especially perfect. The front rooms on the ground floor are kids' bedrooms, I take it?
No kids
Need to see 2 more bedrooms? Love the light
Yes we didn’t film 2 front rooms downstairs
The fact that you know we have missed 2 more bedrooms means we are doing our job properly in orienting you the viewer. Most other videos do't do that. They are just endless disjointed snippets.
I like the ideas about mentioning studying area when mentioned Chinese family 😂😂
It is truely amazing how the appearance of the clients, lead to them being labeled as ‘Chinese’ as the reason for the ‘shoes-off’ house, the reason for the study, and in a separate comments for other items in the house. The truth is that race had nothing to do with the wonderful design of the house, the way the clients live, nor the very common inclusion of a study in the house of any Australian home. All that from one sentence in the video of ‘What the clients are’ racially Cannot imaging what they or anyone else with colour have to put up with in life ! C’est la vie ! - just an expression, no racial stereotype intended.
Hey. I am Chinese and I totally get it. Nothing to do with race
Mother Earth's suffering terribly, only smart architecture solutions are our salvation friends, saving the water and use it for bringing down the heat creating oxygen factories and spectacular gardens to enjoy... yeah, the best welfare strategy, what is good for environment is good for all of us, a different way to enjoy our modern assets. You are doing a great job indeed
Bottom line,...what was the total cost/expense to renovate, design this property into what it is now?? Its utterly incredible, really is. Congratulations!!🤩
Very well considered, light, airy, and more importantly, not precious and even playful. I hated those hunter green floors in the master's though.
highly interested in an andrew maynard shoe collection
would have been great if the pond in the entryway was recycled greywater.
The pond is filled with water from the rainwater tank. Pond water effluent in turn is used to water plants.
Buenas noches:
Creo desde hace tiempo que en Australia estáis haciendo cosas muy interesantes a nivel arquitectónico sería muy importante compartir con el resto del mundo, vuestra visión. Reciclar, rehabilitar, vuestras normativas legales, precios de construcciones y temas técnicos que nos pueden ayudar a los profesionales y a los clientes. Me encantaría que el planeta hablase un solo idioma pero mientras se funda una Interlingua ¿por qué no poner subtítulos en español? A cambio os regalamos la palabra PATIO. Gracias.
Subtitles in Spanish are in most of our educational videos
I also want karaoke in my bathrooms! 😂
Ikr! The acoustics would be amazing.
Helvetia: Latin for Switzerland!
Why do Melburnians pronounce Fitzroy with two equal syllables 'FITZ-ROY'? I would say "FITZ-roy', emphasis on the Fitz. Have been keen to see more of this project since I first saw it under construction on Instagram. The detailing is immaculate and enviable and at a level I hope to reach one day. Outstanding.
Fitz-Roy is historically 2 part word meaning son of a king.
@@Archimarathon glad to have answers!
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What about the first floor front rooms?
Yes. We didn’t film it
@@Archimarathon Are there still three of them?
Refer to plan at 3:30
Hello from Tokyo, Japan. Love your channel !
Do come to my city, I'm sure you'll find some interesting architectures here in Tokyo. 😊
どうもありがとうございます。 Sounds great!
Cieszę się że ja nie muszę zdejmować butów gdy przychodzę na jakieś małe (czy większe) spotkanie do domu rodziny czy znajomych ani też nie muszę tego robić przed wejściem do ich łazienki. Oh jak mi dobrze, oh jak się cieszę...