How This Architect's Own Concrete Home Uses a Green Roof for Local Wildlife

[@kentoskentos8428]

I love the simplicity of the dwelling. Has a great sense of calmness.

[@marywall5262]

This home is very “ breathable”. Very calming and quiet. I love how the low light gives the eyes a break from too much brightness. Beautiful! and the pup is very sweet too!

[@julierahn6932]

masterpiece - layout, materials, workmanship, passive design, minimalist aesthetic

[@janelte]

Congratulations to all involved - this house will age so well and become part of its environment in a way few new builds do, and the eight star rating is deferred savings. I found the space calm and grounded without feeling heavy or ostentatious and I hope you are truly happy there.

[@callasky]

Omg, I love this! I keep searching for a eco-brutalist house, and this simple house checks many marks on my notes! I'll save this for future references. I love the green roof and the build-in furnitures integrated to the structure!

[@edwardjamesjr1]

Ecobrutalism is such a perfect description of home goals! 🌱 🪨🌊

[@justaghorl]

love that the living roof gives back to the animals in a way. bravo

[@tinejohansen396]

..and a future project could be converting the pool into a natural swimming pool the water is so healthy for people and animals. Super love the house.

[@abbylennox]

I love the living roof. This is giving post apocalypse luxe

[@Barry-26]

I love it. Great raw interior and exterior design too.

[@pattttyyyy]

Love the exposed copper sink taps.... need to see this more often.

[@craigo2142]

Would have been great to filmed the roof.

[@smoath]

Again, It's such a shame. The designers put so much thought into how these homes flow. But the video just shows us snapshots.

[@eugenea7886]

It's a big shame.

[@johnblaine1479]

I prefer this approach. I think allowing images to linger giver the viewer a chance to explore the room at their leisure. The alternative has too often been a roller coaster of sweeping unrestrained wanderings with a poorly controlled hand held phone/camera, where the dialogue is often out of sinc with the video and for the viewer more closely resembles being in a small boat mobbing on waves.

[@vidiot9000]

Agreed. If the video is trying to show us how the design lets the owner flow through the house, put the camera on a gimbal and flow us through the house!

[@LittlleBlue26]

It’s a talent to imagine the wholeness of this home. Only those who don’t have it complain.

[@vidiot9000]

@@LittlleBlue26 the main reason to make a video in the first place is to help anyone’s imagination along so that they get a better sense of the message. Ignoring that aspect of video production is a big mistake.

[@DustinJJ98]

This is nice. Thanks for sharing this.

[@KJSvitko]

All new buildings should be designed with large roof overhangs. The large overhang provides beauty and protection from the sun, rain and wind. Protection of the doors, windows and siding make for a more durable and comfortable home.

[@yancyjarquin4683]

Very good point

[@cholomiranda1418]

I like that his dog is also simple and minimalist. LOL

[@SimpleDwelling]

I wonder if Lachlan's dog was the true inspiration?

[@jodifinnegan8660]

I love this place so much!

[@mariusebauer]

What a great episode and pick! Also brilliant taste in art with the beautiful, large Heather Day print :)

[@cindyhollings2079]

Beautiful! Well done

[@FrisoTiesema]

I would wish for it to be a bit lighter inside and to have a designated office space, but I love the approach of primarily building to live and the temperature regulation using that green roof!

[@outofthefoxootf979]

I like the saying of design for yourself not the next person. That is very true and more Aussie homes need to be like this. It would be good to know how much a project like this cost to construct.

[@icecreamforever]

Love the ideas, the layout and some of the materials ie the net curtains and copper BUT for me personally the mass of concrete gives it a bit of a multistorey carpark feeling and the blocks a '70s leisure centre vibe. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

[@Mooooty]

I love the interior bespoke prison wall concrete cinder blocks.

[@briana14333]

Really

[@AWAL76]

LOVE IT!

[@idskeplug344]

In love….Nailed it.

[@richardstokstad9271]

So beautiful, Suitable for the American Southwest and possibly parts of the Southern West Coast. That is a huge growing part of the US.

[@SimpleDwelling]

As an Australian, can you describe the climate of the Southwest and Southern West Coast?

[@briana14333]

Agreed

[@staffordgarland9226]

Just beautiful! and the house is nice too.

[@-Atmos1]

Like the dedication to protect habitats ecosystem , Copper cladding is a great contrast to Concrete .

[@josepassarelli]

This is beautiful! anywhere we can find how much this particular home ended up costing for a reference?

[@bololo2000]

love it, basic materials, but interesting result. Is there any membrane within the green roof structure, or you do not get much rain there? Is there any added thermal insulation boards on top of the roof structure used or you relly on the soil of the green roof?

[@MetaverseKey2]

doggy so cute

[@SonnySkye]

All Aussie houses should be built like this.

[@jlolment]

That's really beautiful! I love everything about it, even though I initially had a pretty strong reaction against the concrete interior walls. I can't decide if it's better as-is or with plaster, but if your goal is showing the raw material then you'd rather have as-is

[@SAWimp1]

Architecture will never be able to address issues like the housing crises, speculative development, and sustainability until it develops a proper and honest critique of capitalism and itself

[@vixyman]

It's good that the estate pushed for Eco development and allowed more varied design. When I was considering building a house in Sydney, the new development required all houses to be as cookie cutter as possible. With all houses looking the same as all the other houses being built around Australia.

[@0verfiend]

This is great.

[@SimpleDwelling]

Agree! Not for everyone, but as Lachlan said, he doesn't mind that.

[@jaydee11.11]

Design founded in Practical benefit ♠️

[@SimpleDwelling]

100%!

[@Danutzz2010]

I like how Australians give so much attention to architecture at all budget levels. This kind of attention to design is only reserved for the rich in most other parts of the world.

[@andrewthorne3517]

Haha...have you been to Australia?

[@KJSvitko]

All homes should be built to accommodate the elderly and disabled. This will be better for everyone. Large wide doorways and hallways make using a cane, walker or wheel chair much easier. Bathrooms or wet rooms need to have flat floors and no shower hump or pan. A flat floor allows for easy access and drains need to provided. Easy to use lever door and faucet handles are easier for the elderly to grip and open. Main floors should include a master bedroom, restroom, shower, laundry and wide walk in closet with few steps to enter. Homes should be designed with aging in place in mind.

[@amaury1264]

I like the fact that it is relatively small, and whilst the work is clearly high class, i do woonder if it eas expensive to build?

[@bzmrgonz]

Did you look at aerated concrete for this build? What was your thought process in not incorporating it?

[@joselopezmillan6440]

Its a great house, no doubt about that. the spaces it creates are really well done. I ve got doubts about the ceiling though, bc as it is said, they ve got A energy certificate using raw concrete structure for the ceiling, which turns to exchange so much heat due to lack of thermal insulation. Not sure if you solved this by using the mass of concrete to archive thermal inertia, which is really nice, but for warmer climates its a must to open Windows at night in order to disperse all the heat. Good job!

[@joselopezmillan6440]

Also, forgot to ask, how are wiring, plummery, and other technical facilities made? Are they imbedded into the concrete? For example the lights in the ceiling

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

I appreciate the spatial design, biophilic design, passive elements. The simple material palette is lovely with a use of simple finishes too. I just really wish there wasn't soooooo much concrete. The upfront carbon of the concrete alone is likely negating any good the living roof and biophilic design brings.

[@johnblaine1479]

Thankfully this is not filmed with quick sweeping waves of amateurish hand held video footage that leaves the viewer feeling sea sick and poorly informed about the architecture. It seems professionally produced and gives the viewer time to explore each focal scene.

[@Vyes]

If I were to buy a plot of undeveloped land what would even be the steps to build something like this? Would I reach out to an architect first or an engineer?

[@sanjayarnalkar1449]

Just wished the span of 3rd structural grid had been same as the 1st n 2nd… (I know there must hv plot boundaries constraints…)

[@byshagi]

Q: does this concrete block home make it crazy hot ? a living oven ?

[@fergal2424]

they address this in the video.

[@larrytinnin3357]

What about insulation? Do you guys have min code insulation requirements where you are? US in my area, we need to meet a MINIMUM of R49 in roofs and R30 in walls (required).

[@socalstr]

US codes are as stringent as they come globally. It limits a lot of frivolous building like what we saw here.

[@nickreid5297]

@@socalstr Actually, Australia also has stringent insulation requirements. This house achieved a rating of 8 on our Energy Efficiency Rating scale. This is very high.

[@reneesmith695]

Love❤ The only thing I would change is having a 2nd bathroom, otherwise it’s perfect.

[@Lunarl4ndr]

@@socalstr US codes are terrible compared to basically all developed countries, this includes CA.

[@nickreid5297]

@tf-lv4zu True, but the roof will have insulation on top of it, and the building will have the benefits of large amounts of thermal mass. It may not be as good as a passive house, but it will still be good.

[@brickabrack_cat]

"Design for yourself, not the next person " Then all the people in the comments saying "I wish you did this or that different" 🙄

[@nazapadu02]

Interior is very concrete kitch

[@DarrenMurphyGCT]

Would be nice as a passive house

[@mrporsche4236]

Beautiful house but being near a beach and having a pool is useless in victoria. Its warm for 3days a year and freezing most days.

[@Suntrippers]

I live in this town and this is just not true smh 😂

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

Wish it had been a natural pool with that fence being a waterfall, talk about an entrance.

[@not.likely]

The house has got a lot of potential for redesign and restructure. It is so far from appealing and it dominates the available land into obscurity. The perimeter walls are overbearing, they are a negative visual impact. Space utilization within the house is outdated for such an expansive interior. There is little integration, contrast or harmony with material finishes and the general impression is unelegantly bland. My general impression of the property and dwelling from the outside is that of an abandoned public works department facility in a ghost town. The property is however great for speculation and reworking

[@georgeikinya2779]

The catch word is the green roof , yet find no need to show it

[@blackhugues427]

BRO GOT A CONCRET DOG TOO

[@SimpleDwelling]

Or he got a concrete house to go with his dog.

[@KJSvitko]

New homes should come with solar panels, a rain water collection system and an electric vehicle charger in the garage.

[@heikorudi6105]

I think small houses will be quit sellable in the future with our price developments

[@StuartTheunissen]

"The Emperor's new clothes"

[@securethebag1613]

The lighting is terrible

[@SimpleDwelling]

Filmed on a bright summer day, and cameras aren't a true representation of what we see. Trust me, as someone who has been to the home twice, plenty of light.

[@BorisVasovic]

I could not concetrate to house design, because designer is so hot 🔥🔥🔥

[@Lunarl4ndr]

so strange that with an actual modernist home build you didn't use the word mid-century modern. Cheap and simple construction, purpose built furniture, attention to flow, that half wall, the lack of street facing windows and very little obscuring of materials.

[@tchilds1077]

The house is beautiful and the owner is hot 🔥😅

[@360.Tapestry]

rather brutalist and minimalist... definitely has its own kind of appeal

[@PLuMUK54]

"Give something back to the area." Did the area need a building that looks like a derelict petrol station?

[@reylau]

I think it's beautiful, timeless, and honest.

[@Sonya-k2b]

Imagine how hurt the owner would be reading this comment?... It doesn't look like that at all

[@notbill08]

You nailed it! The architect was like "I just love that 3rd world shantytown aesthetic" !

[@fergal2424]

so nice to be so negative :)

[@StuartTheunissen]

Exactly my impression. And the house looks even worse on the inside. Cinder blocks and concrete without any relief, all the charm of underground parking.

[@marcus_b1]

A shame what "modern" home design has become. Everything today even the houses themselves are made to be disposable and built with mortar and paper. Designs like the one in the video will be standing 100 years from now. Cardboard home builders sit and wonder how to be efficient, make it last, save on heat and air conditioning, and the best lights..... meanwhile ancient structures in Rome and other parts of the world figured that out hundreds of years ago. Nice design

[@andrewmakin8151]

bespoke house logic doesn’t stack up. this family will leave at some point very much sooner than the house will ‘leave’. in the bigger scheme of things, this will very soon not be a bespoke home for the next and the next and the next users.

[@heikorudi6105]

some crazy retiree will take it

[@moodiewayne]

first

[@SimpleDwelling]

Verified!

[@notbill08]

Cinder blocks, rough concrete, dark interior even on a sunny day, indigenous plants that look like weeds and crab grass and a " green" roof that will probably have mold or leak within 5 years and this home will probably NEVER be resell able. This is the kind of home most people would never live in. It's ugly, cramped and cheap looking. Someone had to say it!