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Inside a Unique and Sustainable Modern House with a Japanese Inspired Courtyard (House Tour)
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Inside a Unique and Sustainable Modern House with a Japanese Inspired Courtyard (House Tour)



A modern house, Fitzroy Bridge House is a work of collaboration led by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design. Featuring a glass bridge – from which the project receives its name – the home emerges as a considered and personal dwelling that celebrates its older architectural elements.

Located in the southern Fitzroy heritage precinct, Fitzroy Bridge House sits an enviable two kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The residence occupies a long, thin site and is comprised of distinct pavilions, encapsulating both the pre-existing architecture and the work of the modern house.

As Fitzroy Bridge House is situated in a heritage overlay, the exterior of the home could not be altered in relation to the front two rooms. Entering the home, residents move through the Victorian-style environments before reaching the rear architecture of the modern house that features a refined internal courtyard settled into the dining room interior design.

Connecting two pavilions, the glass bridge forms the focal point of the modern house. The bold feature provides a view down to the manicured garden in the Japanese-inspired courtyard – a fine work of landscape architecture requested by the client and executed by Robyn Barlow.

A product of collaboration, Fitzroy Bridge House is closely connected to the client. Warm, inviting and personal, the modern house expresses its own built narrative, enabling the client to retell the story of its creation for years to come.

00:00 – The Local Project’s Print Publication
00:20 – The Name Behind Fitzroy Bridge House
00:57 – South Fitzroy Heritage Precinct
01:36 – Moving Through the Home
01:53 – Dissolution of Interior and Exterior
02:16 – The Bridge
02:40 – The Rear Retreat
03:14 – Involvement of the Clients and Their Non-Negotiables
03:57 – Key Sustainable Moves
04:51 – The Cellar
05:31 – Subscribe to The Local Project’s Print Publication

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Photography by Derek Swalwell.
Architecture, Interior Design and Styling by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design.
Build by Warwick Constructions.
Landscape Architecture by Robyn Barlow Design.
Engineering by Clive Steele Partners.
Filmed and Edited by Dan Preston.
Production by The Local Project.

The Local Project Acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land in Australia. We recognise the importance of Indigenous peoples in the identity of our country and continuing connections to Country and community. We pay our respect to Elders, past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Indigenous people of these lands.

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49 Comments

  5. Harper

    This is definitely my favourite home you've featured so far! Left a mark in my heart. This home is a masterpiece. Absolutely stunning.

  12. tehdash

    Being interviewed (in my imagination):
    – Who's your favourite Architect?
    – The Australian ones, all those featured in The Local Project, specifically this one.

    Good God, you guys, your skills and creativity are so soo sooo up there 🤩👌🏽✨

  13. KayElle

    Excellent commentary from the architect. I couldn’t complete my usual architect lingo bingo.

  14. Leigh Gleeson

    Spending my twenties crashing with friends renting dark & dingy terrace houses … how inspiring to see them being re-imagined so elegantly yet also warm and homey.
    Refreshing to see money and style co-existing; finally!

  16. Tj Holowaychuk

    Brilliant use of space, I love the transition between inside and out, and the way the light plays with it all is beautiful

  17. C. Tuhoro

    This home is not sustainble. there is no universe where recycled bricks=sustable home. has to be abit more thoughtful to be condsidered remotely near sustainable

  20. Rafael Morris

    I make real money from Maskoffweb everyday, they just sent me another successful PayPal transfer of £5,000 from them

  21. Dee

    Ooooooh, this is yummy! I love having one or two dark rooms to balance incredible modern but soft light rooms. And the feeling of being outside, yet protected. Checks all the boxes for me! ♥

  23. hannesRSA

    Tbh for the money you could do much better than an impractical apartment on a frankly terrible plot.

  26. burningwp

    I always wonder what it takes to maintain something like this, where inside and outside merge. There's got to be bugs and dead foliage drifting about.

  27. Gzeebo

    Beautifully designed and realised. But we really need to stop talking about this sort of thing as "sustainable".

  29. ManMadeIt

    What an incredible home design. Love the fact that it's a heritage house and able to transform into such an amazing work of design. Love the transition between styles…!!! ♥

  34. The Barefooted Gardener

    I immediately noticed the way they deter predators from the goldfish pond was an underwater grate that the fish can swim through… That’s brilliant!

  36. Louisa Coleman

    Falar com o Sr. António é como viajar 4.fo/Babylovee no tempo, é sonhar acordado, é uma lição de vida…um poço de resiliência e um sorriso genuíno que nos "abraça" sem nos conhecer

    que arquitetura é essa uff. Enche os olhos de tanta beleza. beijo Vera. Esperando a próxima viagem
    vida…um poço de resiliência e um sorriso genuíno que nos "abraça" sem nos conhecer..

  38. Jade Patterson

    Falar com o Sr. António é como viajar 4.Fo/xfreelock no tempo, é sonhar acordado, é uma lição de vida…um poço de resiliência e um sorriso genuíno que nos "abraça" sem nos conhecer.

    favoriti in cima alla bellezza femminile figlio.

  40. Mohamed Assouqi

    The architecture is more suitable for countries where they have long hours of day light with high temperatures and dry weather but its not suitable for countries with short hours of lights and have wet weather

  46. rachel

    This is magical! I go back to this house when I need to feel tranquil or be inspired. Thanks for sharing this!! Your channel deserves so much more. More power and please don’t regress when you do.

  47. snow white

    Glasses bridge is charming ideas ✨
    Asian style inspired garden bamboo💚💧 golden fish…..give the peaceful Fengshui : )🌸

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