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Courtyard House by Ha Architecture is a Japanese inspired home, presented as a merging of heritage and contemporary design. The home’s streetscape heritage overlay allowed the existing home façade to be maintained; it was restored and repaired to its original condition, including the original windows. Internally, a meeting of contemporary and traditional principles imbues the space with a tranquil charm – a quiet space of reflection and rest.
Inside the Japanese inspired home, Courtyard House is centred around its internal courtyard. The brief required an adaption of contemporary Japanese architecture and lifestyle ideologies, with a focus on outdoor spaces and passive design principles. The entryway is intimate, instilled with ambient light and an immediate saturation of timber. This sensory experience allows Courtyard House to emerge as a Japanese inspired home, propelled by an inherent sustainability that underpins the very fabric of the project. Windows frame backdrops of bamboo and showcase selected stone features, creating a constant discourse between the internal and external spaces. The landscape orientation, as well as vantage points, play a considered role in the architecture.
As a Japanese inspired home, Courtyard House reflects simplicity and asymmetry, while its textured timber interior breathes a warmth and tactile quality to the space. The timber screens that encase the courtyard are both reminiscent of classic and contemporary Japanese design. They provide sun shading and the opportunity to control light; with the windows open and the shutters closed, the breeze filters indoors while promoting cross ventilation and sun protection. As a Japanese inspired home, the screens also interact with the space in a distinctive dance of shadow play. The physical interaction with the screens becomes part of the daily ritual within the space, an experience that connects its residents to the materials.
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Architecture & Interior Design by Ha Architecture.
Photography by Tom Ross.
Build by Locbuild.
Landscape Design by Kihara Landscapes.
Styling by Jess Kneebone.
Filmed and Edited by Dan Preston.
Production by The Local Project.
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32 Comments
Future objectif 🥲🙏🏾
Wow.. the courtyard is so well designed. Best one I have seen in a while.
What provision was made to contain the bamboo over time?
a house about as japanese inspired as a cheeseburger
Beautiful. This is something I would love to have also. I want a house built around a courtyard with inside and outside seamlessly merging. I love the concept of courtyards. Traditionally in my country houses were built around the courtyard to accommodate extended families. This way the families were together. The children would grow up together thus creating a strong bond. Everything would happen the courtyard. Thanks for the video.
Wes mboh raceto.
what makes simple designs like this so lovely is that you appreciate the clever intentional decisions made by the architect all the more because you can focus on them in a restful peaceful manner.
I wish we had material like timber locally.
Really dont like the part thats viewable from the street, but the courtyard inside is just lovely.
this is a beautiful space, absolutely breath-taking
Il se dégage de cette habitation un calme…
After a long day, this was SO therapeutic to watch!
too focused on informants, so the audience is not satisfied to enjoy the interior design. it is deeply regretted
Absolutely stunning!
How much budget needed ?
I love this house, it's my favorite
Where can i get those white cactus
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
How much sqft
How much this cost? I mean the Building only without calculating the area with the price
Not a fan. This house does not look warm, homie, or cozy. Personally, I wouldn't buy this home if it is for sale.
Just wow.
what tree is that? so beautiful. i feel like it's maple but i checked google, it's not the same
There are no bugs that can freely move in and out of this house in Melbourne?
Architect wondering about budget…sees vitra eames chair…laughs and turns off video.
Mình rất thích phong cách thiết kế này!
I loved the integration of spaces
Beautiful garden, though, im actually kinda tired of architects calling it japanese like, how bout the korean and chinese? clearly they also have that kinda garden in traditional homes, i guess japan is just more popular that other cultures that share the same feature gets overshadowed. Funny how when it's clearly just east-asian and architect combined everything is Japanese
Rich people homes you'll never have, you sad sacks.
this… is my dream house.
Nice house but there are so many ads in this video. Quite annoying.
Such Beautiful work and very inspiring, it reminds me of my work that I create for my channel. I Love your channel very much, keep on creating amazing creations. 🤍🤍🤍
Holy shinto that's exquisite mate