Urban Oasis - Helvetia House by Austin Maynard Architects

A walk through with Andrew Maynard and Kevin Hui of the Helvetia House by Austin Maynard Architects. A home with an urban oasis in the heart of Fitzroy, Melbourne.
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[@enriqueanaya7535]

Love the urban oasis concept! My fav. is Madrid Atocha Station :)

[@morneschroeder6255]

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!

[@kelseyalvesdorosario4422]

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.

[@Archimarathon]

Oh when was this? A few months ago? I was showing through my aunt from USA.

[@Joshlama]

Congrats on getting Helvetia House featured on Grand Designs Transformations! (ABC TV, S1-Ep4)

[@PeterTopping]

This was built by Weiss Builders of West Footscray - well done to Christopher Weiss and his amazing team.

[@timoraunela8566]

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.

[@Appolonia1964]

Love the entrance with the high windows and the garden with the fish 🐟 🐠🐟

[@MrLincoln07]

well done gents. Great house design and green spaces..Cheers from NYC!!

[@teresitastidem2846]

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.

[@joshuamcbeath69]

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 :)

[@janjbowman]

Magnificent use of space.

[@MonsieurChangify]

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.

[@sallycasas4170]

That was an amazing tour of an Historical Home artistically built into an Oasis in an Urban neighborhood. 5*😁"Hey don't touch me!"😂😎😷🙋‍♀️

[@deniseferron3397]

The Canadian street at the top of the list is Wellington, Montreal, Quebec. I live just two blocks away🎉

[@Archimarathon]

That's way too cool 🥶

[@karuna2000]

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.

[@Archimarathon]

Thank you

[@michelcuypers9456]

Google street view even allows a sneak peek at the building site ;). What a treat for detailling nerds! Craqueur

[@oranuchchatsrinopakun1829]

Beautiful detail.

[@totallybtm]

i couldnt get enough watching both, especially Andrew. Keep it up dynamic duo.

[@mncjeff]

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!

[@lvchlvn]

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.

[@boichoi]

I'm obsessed with the chemistry these two men share. Obsessed. Lovely house.

[@gabybordino6024]

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

[@MM-sf3rl]

One of the best houses I’ve every see. Sumptuous! Great job!

[@melissacicio4688]

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.

[@faisalahmed5033]

Très bien

[@svetlana-1970]

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. 👍❤🇷🇺

[@lukenoone18]

Very impressed with this one. I love the use of space and all the little details, especially the stair drawers. Very inviting.

[@wendyp2922]

Goes to show how a good design and thoughtful planning can overcome a north facing front aspect

[@mls1422]

Beautiful Home Very Nice ❤

[@zherin2063]

I love this f*cking house! The pop-out nightstands are everything!

[@HugoBrown]

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..

[@ichanishka]

what a beautiful, dreamy house!!

[@annyongena385]

A super cool and interesting house. Well re-designed till the tiniest detail. I love it! Very well done guys!

[@archTRENDS]

Wonderful!

[@ej_buendia]

Charming and functional design as always!

[@urbancolab]

Ama always bringing the thoughtful details and not always with expensive material. The chain link garden is beautiful.

[@Mypink11]

Heres another video driving home that fact that every house needs an atrium. Also the in timber glazing is amazing, be trying that. 😘

[@old0range]

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!

[@jaimedavis439]

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.

[@Archimarathon]

😂

[@archly1128]

Love your work AM!

[@Prieze868]

You boys are so talented , wonderful home

[@patricia.parra33]

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.

[@AkihitoMr]

Guy!! That's an amazing job! I always want garden in the urban area that didn't look cramp. This look so good!!!

[@sajidabegum5870]

My dream home❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bilallechvien4558]

👏 amazing architecture and a lot of details and customization

[@susannegiesen2114]

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 😊

[@mirakarchitect7945]

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.

[@DTrueAsian]

So much joyous details that could only be presented by a walk-through... I like it. Thanks for showing this Kevin :)

[@Dam94IAn]

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

[@Daviid-2009]

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

[@jamzyhuh2597]

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

[@caplin]

Always enjoy watching your works. Very thoughtful, detail and playful!

[@jedzheng]

Well done this is well thought out design with amazing details for the clients who must be quite involved during the design process

[@HaydnJEcosse]

Another great project guys! Love the thought and attention to detail

[@arnasagen8077]

Mmm… Mario’s! 😋 And the house is great too! 😂 Thanks for another fun video of an inspiring project

[@debzeb6899]

Fabulous!!!!!!

[@lizkuisma238]

love it love it love it

[@robertrusso877]

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!

[@yousufmerchant2500]

I think it’s amazing love the Green Space Inc.

[@shamirpatel3569]

I love this house

[@Archimarathon]

Have you been following it on AMA's instagram?

[@shamirpatel3569]

I don’t have instagram

[@shamirpatel3569]

But I saw it on the website

[@licorice71]

I LOVE this house..#goals..in other news are we pretending the couple in the kitchen dont exist ? Is that what we are doing?🤣

[@Archimarathon]

They are AMA staff working

[@ayudan24688]

This is amazing! I do notice even though there are 2 studies, people are working in the dinning room 😂

[@Archimarathon]

They are from the architects office. Finalising things.

[@arnasagen8077]

Those guys don’t live there 😉

[@joshuamcbeath69]

@@arnasagen8077 wish I did! Such a beauty :)

[@joshuamcbeath69]

Couldn't help it, hanging out next to that light well / pond is a dream 😇

[@cherisenokes7173]

Wonderful

[@aarongreen8344]

Urban Oasis: St. Dunstan in the East, London. Enjoy!

[@jamzyhuh2597]

Another fantastic video

[@vinndesmart]

Awesome house loved it❤

[@OrendaDesignStudio]

Beautiful home ❤❤❤❤.

[@alexmuli]

Lovely

[@ModernARQ]

Awesome!

[@fisheater844]

Didn’t want the tour to finish , what happened to seeing the front ground floor rooms. Subscribed

[@Archimarathon]

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.

[@Dev1nci]

17:36 but it worked so well. Sometimes the person who whispers in a room of shouting people is easier to hear. 👌

[@alicjaciesla4294]

Wow!!! Great 👍

[@fritz4345]

That's a very nice house.

[@karentuesta]

great ideas. Congratulations

[@steffietee740]

Bottom line,...what was the total cost/expense to renovate, design this property into what it is now?? Its utterly incredible, really is. Congratulations!!🤩

[@Nynke_K]

Love it! Those study spaces look especially perfect. The front rooms on the ground floor are kids' bedrooms, I take it?

[@Archimarathon]

No kids

[@enzoyossarian9905]

highly interested in an andrew maynard shoe collection

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

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

[@jamzyhuh2597]

Great house!

[@computationdesign]

amazing 😆 andrew

[@SirJasperKCMG]

I love this house. May I ask...In total how much did it cost to buy and improve the property?

[@Dev1nci]

I love your very honest materials like the GMS. May I ask what wood you used around the openings?

[@peterpiper5300]

would have been great if the pond in the entryway was recycled greywater.

[@hiltong9481]

The pond is filled with water from the rainwater tank. Pond water effluent in turn is used to water plants.

[@joselito7776]

Very well considered, light, airy, and more importantly, not precious and even playful. I hated those hunter green floors in the master's though.

[@madlove2339]

beauty

[@Kiwi-Macca]

Well done. Great use of existing build. We missed the two front rooms?

[@Archimarathon]

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

[@royalflour303]

I also want karaoke in my bathrooms! 😂

[@Archimarathon]

Ikr! The acoustics would be amazing.

[@andrewburns9480]

Helvetia: Latin for Switzerland!

[@nikhilkumar-bd2fq]

Good

[@azabujuban-hito8085]

Hello from Tokyo, Japan. Love your channel ! Do come to my city, I'm sure you'll find some interesting architectures here in Tokyo. 😊

[@Archimarathon]

どうもありがとうございます。 Sounds great!

[@annebennett1185]

Need to see 2 more bedrooms? Love the light

[@Archimarathon]

Yes we didn’t film 2 front rooms downstairs

[@Archimarathon]

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.

[@epvs8373]

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.

[@Archimarathon]

Subtitles in Spanish are in most of our educational videos

[@Ad_Ala]

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...

[@fauziahbachik4741]

Compact, nice & cosy altho we asians here are lucky we stay in bungalows 8000sq feet

[@WelcomeToSteph]

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.

[@Archimarathon]

Fitz-Roy is historically 2 part word meaning son of a king.

[@WelcomeToSteph]

@@Archimarathon glad to have answers!

[@ryehlb]

26:35 😆

[@Archimarathon]

✌️

[@Dev1nci]

12:31 What is the structure? It is a timber-clad steel angle or a big timber angle?

[@Archimarathon]

Timber. What you see is the structure

[@Dev1nci]

@@Archimarathon Interesting, love it!

[@mohammadsaeedmahmood6012]

Someone please tell me what the marble floor is callex

[@Archimarathon]

It’s called polished concrete

[@mohammadsaeedmahmood6012]

​@@ArchimarathonThanks!!

[@jeffreytieery2658]

Is Andrew single? I want to marry him.

[@mncjeff]

I’m sorry, he’s already taken, I saw him first! 😂😂

[@twicelover985]

Are they two couple?