An Architect's Own Multiple-Award-Winning Home | Celilo Springs House Tour

[@gregoryambres1897]

What a cozy, nature-oriented little house. Just imagine sleeping in there at night, under the rain. Heaven.

[@ProjectifiAU]

We get plenty of rain here at the moment as it's winter. I bet it's a very different experience at the Celilo Springs House though! Thank you for commenting :)

[@pykemid3954]

lmfao wait till u see the ants spider all the wierd bugs all over the place especially in summer

[@ProjectifiAU]

@@pykemid3954 That's too funny. I guess that's why it's important to keep an eye on the garden and keep it natural but under check.

[@pykemid3954]

@@ProjectifiAU naa u cant control that shit my house is literally like this and i dont even have plant inside holycow the ant just find a way cant even imagining living in this video one holycow mosquito bite every night from all the vine shitt 🤮oh and the bird NOISE OMG why mornig CHIRP NONE STOP especially mating season absolute death looks good on video tho reality not so much and they got 0 view LMFAO garbage house

[@samtriglone8858]

Refreshing to see a house that isn't a giant bathroom filled mansion where presenters gush over how "clever" it is when all they have done is spend astronomical amounts of money. This is a place I can see myself living very happily in spite of being overlooked by the very close neighbors; clever design that provides everything you need in a small footprint and most importantly, provides a connection to nature (instead of filling the entire block with house; another trend I am really tired of seeing in Australia)

[@ProjectifiAU]

This is truly a warm and cosy house, and you’re right, its main feature is the garden. Thanks for watching!

[@AtBoyne]

I absolutely agree @samtriglone8858 - I think we have lost sight of what is important, and now just more is better. More bedrooms, more kitchen, more bathrooms, more tiles, more car spaces.... etc. But none of that makes any of us happier, and it usually gets in the way of the things that do... like being able to spend a weekend with family under the trees and birds.. As for the close neighbour, i am lucky that we are great friends... but maybe the interaction betweent the two houses is why that relationship is so good (we have other spaces that are more private if we need that anyway :-).

[@zounds13]

@@AtBoyne I love what you've done here and I hope this video brings you lots of business.

[@jimmymack4079]

Perhaps the best architectural video I’ve seen on KZbin. Great visuals, good unobtrusive music, fantastic interviews

[@ProjectifiAU]

Wow, thank you so much! You just made my day :) I'm so glad you liked the video. I have to say though that I had a very easy job. It's a stunning project and both Andrew and Erica are fun and phenomenal interviewees.

[@AtBoyne]

A agree with you! Babette has done a wonderful job.

[@zounds13]

I agree. Too many of these videos seem to be so concerned with making pretty pictures that they forget to show much of the houses. This one is different. Subscribed. 👍

[@ProjectifiAU]

@@zounds13 I'm so glad you liked the video and thank you for the kind comment! I'll try my best to continue with this quality.

[@lortorial]

What a great little house, I can see why it's won awards. It's good to see the architect took advantage of the springs to make flowing ponds, normally brute force engineering would have been applied. I love the garden integration with the house, you don't see that a lot in Perth.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Totally agree, Andrew beautifully turned the spring into a lovely feature and that garden is magical. It feels like you're Down South :)

[@veramentegina]

my goodness! so beautiful!! Andrew is so talented!!

[@ProjectifiAU]

I can't wait to see what Andrew will create next :)

[@desiremixx7622]

Just wow... Lovely couple truly deserving the lovely home. The plant chandelier was super cute ❤❤❤ the home is airy bright fresh and yet stylish. A very intelligent architect and a very lucky lady 🎉🎉🎉

[@ProjectifiAU]

I definitely second that 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@my-personal-trainer-berlin7116]

In Berlin, Germany, there exist a few appartments with outside toilets and I was living in one appartment like that. In my opinion it's the best concept I've ever met. Great to see that people think alike. Thanks for sharing and gratulations to your wonderful home.

[@ProjectifiAU]

I quite like the outdoor toilet idea as well. Quite genius how it "forces" you to get outside for a brief moment.

[@tomfreemanorourke1519]

Outside toilets in the distant past were for the collection and use of poop and urine on the land for cultivation and conservation, it was the towns an cities that changed that idea.

[@TeeBoyd88]

I'm from Polynesia and the older style homes also have the toilet room outside. Some toilet rooms are attached to the main house, just like this home. Some toilet rooms + bathroom are set away from the main house... but still modern. I actually prefer both of these.

[@melindali9210]

I love this couple, they show a lot respect to each other 😊

[@ProjectifiAU]

They are lovely indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@histoirettes]

Very efficient and peacful design. I love the mix of all the elements : concrete, wood, glaces, metal. A house should be a space where we can live and be ourselves, not an end result for photographes for a magazine. And, I am 120 % for outdoor bathrooms. It sounds ridiculous and perhaps gross for most people, but having those moment outside, hearing birds and insects and having breeze washing over your face, while giving back to nature what she gave us, is a very special moment. I guess only people that live or lived in the country side would understand.😄

[@ProjectifiAU]

I'm with you, and I think many of us are, regarding the outdoor toilet :)

[@andreyalbuquerque1154]

beautiful project and great video !

[@ProjectifiAU]

Thank you Andrey! I'm glad you liked it. It is a wonderful home, not something you see every day indeed.

[@lisathomas3082]

I luv the outside coming inside

[@blakeaaron5698]

I love everything about this story and property, especially the sense of blending indoor/outdoor, the exterior leu, and plant chandelier. Having spent 28 years in Western Oregon (moved away in 2015), I agree with you about the changing trends and think you made the better decision to set roots in Australia; wonderful climate and lifestyle.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you liked the project and thanks for sharing your experience!

[@chrismults1500]

Stunning on every level!! Wow! I so enjoyed watching the creative ways you employed all the natural elements ❤

[@AtBoyne]

thanks @chrismults1500. All the kind responses to the house have been very much appreciated. We received a lot of suspicion from friends and family before it was finished; what about resale?, privacy?, insects?, getting wet when walking from the car? (a funny concern since we live in Western Australia where it never rains for longer than 5 minutes) - but we figured the house just needed to suit us. We think the outcome has been really great. Its nice to see that people agree.

[@ModernRemade]

Beautifully shot and love the pacing of the video. Looking forward to more!

[@AtBoyne]

Babette and Projectifi have done a wonderful job. There is something unusually gentle about the way she has put this together. Certainly not full of bravado.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Thank you for the lovely comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's such a lovely home and I think its good vibes come through even a video.

[@CainanParker]

So much nicer than the mansions you get along west coast drive!

[@ProjectifiAU]

Totally agree! A rare gem that’s not built to outdo its neighbours. Thanks for watching!

[@andrearenee7845]

What a fantastic work of art. Thanks for sharing.

[@ProjectifiAU]

It is indeed a beautiful and unique project. Thanks for watching!

[@tdb7992]

Ahh, I wasn't expecting them to be in Perth. My hometown! Her accent is so interesting - clearly North American, but with a few certain Australian sounds and phrases (sticky beak) slipped in. Really a pleasure to listen to. :)

[@ProjectifiAU]

I absolutely agree! Thanks for commenting!

[@___optimus]

What a beautiful home!

[@baulitious1710]

That 1920 letter should be shared with the world. 😂😂😂 I love the quirky concept. Great home

[@ProjectifiAU]

I love that little piece of history too! What a change in norm 😂

[@fatmasalim7086]

Amazing indoor outdoors interaction with nature, Awesome 👌

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you liked this charming home!

[@yogi2436]

connecting with space, flat, light-weight feel to roof, drainage, simple forms, walk out onto ground level, balance between inside and outside of house

[@ProjectifiAU]

So glad you liked this wonderful project!

[@Mamacats965]

Nice home and right choice for not moving to Oregon

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you liked the video and thank you for commenting. I think we are all grateful that they chose to stay and enriched the city with such a unique project.

[@JLB00333]

Lol, yep, they said it rather nicely but Portland has gone to shit

[@eagleriver7863]

Brilliant design!

[@AtBoyne]

Thats a very nice thing to say. We are amazed at how well the house has been received. It is just a modest house for a small family. It is not a glamour house - but i think that is probably what makes it unique

[@amell3540]

beautifully designed home and loved everything about it. a bit hard to accept the outdoor toilet though😅. But back in the day, that’s where the toilets were... outdoor.

[@ProjectifiAU]

It is a unique home for sure. The “outdoor” toilet is actually only a few steps away from the bedroom, so it’s a kind of best of both worlds. 😁

[@tanyamadgwik7482]

Divinely beautiful. 🙏

[@AtBoyne]

What a nice thing to say. I'm pleased you like the house

[@ProjectifiAU]

It sure is! Thank you for commenting 😊

[@blueman5924]

Amazing home. I would love to see a story done on the actual construction project. The journey of the trials and tribulations of such a difficult site are as important as the final destination. 🤙

[@ProjectifiAU]

You’re right, documenting the construction journey would make a very interesting video as well. I guess it’s just not people’s priority when they’re going through the process, only in hindsight 😊

[@AtBoyne]

The house was built by my family and friends. I dont have a story, but i do have a video i put together with clips we took through the building process at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpzJYZqsfKugrc0

[@smitad7881]

Simply beautiful !

[@ProjectifiAU]

It sure is. Just like other commenters said before, simplicity paired with cleverly chosen forms. Thanks for watching!

[@nhealthlifestyle]

Wowww such an awesome house

[@ProjectifiAU]

It certainly is! Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting.

[@haga2519]

Lovely. I want to see more of it :-) Wish I lived in a warm climate, it's no fun wading through snow to get to the loo, haha. How do you wash your hands by the way?

[@AtBoyne]

Yes i don't think it'd work as well if we had very cold nights here... But washing hands: the toilet has a basin in the top of the cistern. You can see the chrome faucet on top. It actually runs the water through the faucet, and then drains into the cistern, so the hand washing water is recycled for toilet flushing. A bit of a water saving feature. And space saver too.

[@haga2519]

@@AtBoyne Ah, that is very smart. Brilliant idea. 👍

[@TeeBoyd88]

The toilet has a basin on the top. I've seen these mostly in Japanese home videos.

[@cclin7836]

住在花園裡而非房子裡這個構想十分美妙,如果我有預算真想也能有這種設計自己的住處

[@westernarchitecturestudio]

我認為住在花園裡會讓生活更有趣、更平靜

[@HLB512]

Beautiful... love it!

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you like the home. It's truly unique.

[@JCB333of]

Beautiful.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you like the house. Thanks for commenting!

[@philipv3098]

Lovely ! And what’s the name of that couch and sofas ?

[@AtBoyne]

Hi Philip, the couches are by King furniture. The model is Uno. They are great because the arms and backs can be pulled off and rearranged in different positions.

[@nathaliedufour3891]

Brilliant ❤

[@AtBoyne]

Thankyou Nathalie, we have been amazed by the response to our little home

[@SamiLoft]

love it !!!

[@ProjectifiAU]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@InsideouttrainingWB]

Spectacular 🎉

[@shturmovik3033]

Are plans available? Black lines? Great concept!

[@AtBoyne]

We don't seem to have put them up on our website, but if you Google 'celilo springs sustainable home day' there is a floor plan on their site. (Also seems to come up on Google images

[@ginobienignacio1861]

This is lovely and clever 😊😊😊

[@ProjectifiAU]

Agree! Thanks for watching 😊

[@carolwhitmire6235]

Really, really lovely. Must have nice neighbors 😊 were they in Portland, Oregon? It has changed a lot. I love the concepts they worked with; would bring toilet inside, just because I visit often ☺️✌️💛🌏

[@ProjectifiAU]

It’s an amazing concept indeed, centred around the garden. The toilet is actually very close to the bedroom, almost ensuite-close 😃

[@weiweiweiwei1109]

How do you deal with mosquitoes? How do you keep them away with all the water and garden?

[@westernarchitecturestudio]

Hi weiweiweiwei, We have made sure that there isnt any standing water along the stream . Water is all channelled through a little watercourse, and then the frogs and dragonflies do the rest. There are 4 species of frogs who live on the property. They spend time in the water and in the garden. We made little frog houses for them to live in so they are safe from preditors. I think it has worked well. We dont have any more mosquitos than other properties in the area.

[@HomeDesignTour]

*Amazing place* 👍

[@ProjectifiAU]

It really is! Thanks for watching 😊

[@diannebeard7216]

Great design.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Glad you like it and thanks for watching!

[@sandwichgroper]

I thought it was amazing I did a double take when she said Perth, I’m flabbergasted that this is possible

[@cheekyllamacreations]

Stunning home but what about the Aussie mozzies coming in at night time in Summer when these bifolds are open? They’re a nightmare, especially near the river 😟

[@ProjectifiAU]

Aussie mozzies 😂 You’re a 100% right to raise that question and if I remember correctly Andrew mentioned to me that they have provisions for installing a fly screen.

[@westernarchitecturestudio]

Ahh mosquitos.. When we are in mosquito season, we find that if we just close the doors during dusk then they arent much of a problem. We have wall mounted fans over the beds to keep them away just incase, but the most amazing thing i have learned is that on their own volition, they dont fly high enough to fly into the house via the skylights, but when stuck inside they do fly out (especially if the indirect evaporative air conditioner is running and pushes them out). Its quite amazing. We really didnt want screens because they really kill the airflow. Having lived in the house for a few years, they havent been a real problem inside. - And @ProjectifiAU is correct - we made provisions for screens to be installed - just havent needed them.

[@cheekyllamacreations]

@@westernarchitecturestudio Thanks for responding. I mentioned it because mozzies absolutely love me and I cannot sit outside at all in the evenings in Summer in Perth as I would be covered in bites (I once had 64 in one evening 😫). They really spoil my Summer socialising lol. I agree that screens would spoil the air flow. We find that happens in our home too. I’m now going to re-watch this video as I enjoyed it so much the first time around 👍🏼

[@KJSvitko]

Every home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels. Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it. We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes. It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity.

[@AtBoyne]

We were very fortunate to have a permanent surface-water spring which produces a lot of water. The spring is piped into the pond, and then at the base of the pond is a sump which allows us to take water for irrigation. The whole site is irrigated from the spring without pumps (some plants are above the spring, and need to be watered by hand admittedly, but thats no problem). We had investigated tanks, but given we had so much water already we find a benefit in our case. - but this is an unusual situation.

[@marzia16]

what you put under the roof, i mean I want to know name of the layers of your roof please.

[@AtBoyne]

The roof is corrugated steel sheet, Then sarking, 2x layers of fibreglass insulation (one of those layers is acoustic insulation also), an air gap and then an aluminium composite ceiling.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

I love the way she "gave him a set of non-negotiables" and then "gave him freedom." And in the end she gave him credit for being a better architect than herself. 😂 So giving.

[@ProjectifiAU]

It's a balancing act 👍

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@ProjectifiAU Well, as long as you don't balance on your knees. That wouldn't be good.

[@ProjectifiAU]

@@dixonpinfold2582 Nuh.

[@AtBoyne]

Well Erica is not an architect. But what she describes is no different from an ideal client/architect relationship. There are actual client requirement, and then there should be room for the architect to achieve those requirements while accessing all their skill and experience to meet those requirements in the best possible way. This results in far better outcomes than if a client just tells an architect how to do their job. That would be a waste of expertise, and a lost opportunity.

[@Soushi123]

okay.... so the home is stunning, the veranda open window/doors wide open however is just an opening for flies/mosquitoes/other insects to continuously fly and crawl in without a insect screen door. I am not sure how they deal with that.

[@AtBoyne]

Hi @Soushi123 - Its been an interesting learning experience. I had made provision to install screens if it was absolutely necessasary, but really didnt want to because screens stop almost all airflow. So we went without and adopted a wait-and-see approach. After living in the house for two years flies have been no problem, I would have been bothered by a fly on less than a handful of ocassions, and they just fly out of the house if we swat at them, and the same for mosquitos. We do shut the doors for mosquito time at dusk, but otherwise it hasnt really been an issue. One of the cool things is that the skylights are higher than mosquitos fly, so they never come in, but they do seem to get caught in the thermal updraft and do fly out. We also use fans over the beds incase any insects are in the house at night - mosquitos are terrible at flying, so they dont fly in air disturbed by fans..... Now I have begun to wonder if we as home owners have been sold something which actually traps insects in the house!

[@Lilzvx]

pretty

[@joaogirao4280]

Congratulations and well done - very inspiring & thank you

[@ProjectifiAU]

Thank you for watching!

[@CeeCee630]

How can a young couple afford to do this??

[@theonesillyboy]

well, he's an architect and she's a museum curator .... they're rather well off I'd say

[@AtBoyne]

That's a really important part of the building that didn't get picked up in the video. We built the house ourselves, our family and friends - only hiring occasional tradespeople. But also the house is small (for Perth) at 125m2. And is only 2 bedroom and a single bathroom. This all made the house affordable. It was built for price of the average starter home. The land was also relatively affordable because it had so many problems. Certainly an advantage being an architect... But not financially! :-)

[@CeeCee630]

@@AtBoyne my father was an architect so I giggled when someone replied saying you might be well off financially because you were one. Ha!

[@T.J]

@@AtBoyneGoes to show that what makes something look and feel "expensive" is actually the love and care put into designing it and not necessarily the cost of the materials used to make said thing.

[@westernarchitecturestudio]

@@T.J I totally agree. Sometimes people conflate big with better. But i hope this house suggests otherwise

[@newmankidman5763]

This was either badly filmed or badly edited, as instead of being a tour, which would have been great, it was just a set of video slides. The kitchen was not even entirely shown

[@ProjectifiAU]

Thanks for your feedback, @newmankidman5763 You're right, this is an architectural video, not a real estate walk-through.

[@newmankidman5763]

@@ProjectifiAU, I understand. Thanks for your reply

[@tarmaskhalifa871]

Cute cat.

[@davidsheppard1362]

I really can't see why this place won MULTIPLE AWARDS. It looks pretty ordinary to me !

[@smaller_cathedrals]

Of course it's personal preference, and it doesn't get more personal than your own house, but I'll never understand the obsession with plain concrete.

[@ProjectifiAU]

Thank you for expressing your opinion in a most diplomatic way. As you said, it must be personal preference for home owners and designers. Thanks for watching!

[@AtBoyne]

Yes all personal taste, but i dont think we have an obsession with exposed concrete. The only visible concrete is in the tubes, and they were chosen because they could be placed inside and out, to help break down the edge of the building. The material treatments are simple; let wood be wood, let brick be brick, steel be steel and concrete be concrete. Each of these materials have their own qualities... I do tend to agree with you that concrete is over used, especially when it is chosen wholely as a decorative finish, but i dont think this is the case here... A big positive is that there is barely any paint in the house, so far less maintenance.

[@interestingamerican3100]

@1:43 this is a very polite way to say Oregon turned into a shitty place to live....

[@Karim72240]

House without kids?

[@ProjectifiAU]

They have a most adorable toddler, but for obvious reasons he’s not in the video. Thanks for watching!

[@AtBoyne]

@abarai72 - Babette was careful not to film that part, but absolutely a house for kids. I think it interesting that for a house which was intended to blend into the natural environment, that the child wants to spend all their time out of it.... but i suppose that was the point from the beginning. They love all the levels and terraces, the frogs and the birds. playing in the gravel or digging holes... The other thing which has been really successful is that the house doesnt have any walls in the main part of the house - its very transparent, so it allows us to monitor whats going on without getting in the way!

[@神奈川よしろう-h4j]

you know you've over analyzed what you think is the natural when you take away straight lines of what you thought was a tent. this is funny because in japan we never had tents so we didn't bother making the house round at the edges and kept them straight as the mind desires order in this form. Yet ironically the house looks very japanese inspired???

[@ProjectifiAU]

That’s very interesting. Thank you for sharing your opinion!

[@AtBoyne]

im not sure i understand what you mean

[@harperwelch5147]

Nothing remarkable about material choices. Nothing remarkable about the form. Nothing remarkable about the interior features, ceiling, walls, cabinetry. I don’t get it.

[@matthewstokes1608]

Do Aussies not get frustrated ? - by hearing every statement - ? - spoken like a question - ? - with a bloody annoying rising lilt - ? - to the end of each sentence -? Strangely infuriating - ? - surely - ?

[@ProjectifiAU]

That’s funny you should say that? 🤣 But you’re right, that’s the very unique Aussie question intonation.

[@racheldee751]

Clever cinematography to hide that this is an ugly building.

[@ProjectifiAU]

I hope that this is going to be the “ugliest” thing you will have to see today.

[@jonwick7635]

looks ordinary

[@AtBoyne]

Hi jonwick7635, I am pleased you think so. The house was never intended to be a showy monument, just a simple house for a family. Its great to hear that you agree it is ordinary