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Split House

Split House
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SPLIT HOUSE 

FMD Architects

ARCHITECTS
FMD Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Peter Bennetts

AREA
179 m²

YEAR
2020

PROJECT TEAM
Fiona Dunin, Alice Edmonds, Jayme Collins, Rob Kolak

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Webb Consult

CATEGORY
Houses

BUILDER
Dome Building Projects

LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia

The brief expressed a desire for north-facing living areas to accommodate extended family and friends, creating strong spatial distinctions between living, dining and kitchen areas and facilitating moments for the family to connect.

The spatial qualities of the existing cottage drove the design team to develop a narrative around inverted and split volumes, establishing a pattern language and balanced visual cohesion.

Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts

The new addition follows the existing roofline with an apex cut out, drawing in northern light.

The lowered roofline below reinforces the line of the existing double-loaded corridor in the new open plan living spaces, allowing the spaces to be split into two zones; the kitchen and dining to the east and the lounge to the west.

The raked roof line is expressed internally in both spaces with the lowered corridor ceiling dividing the two.

Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts

The ‘split’ concept is reinforced in subtle interior gestures throughout the home.

Each element articulates connection and individuality, reflecting the personalities that come together as a family unit.

The kitchen bench is composed of offset sculpted forms, bathroom joinery is articulated in triangulated geometries, while the northern deck reiterates the roof form in plan, mimicking an inverted shadow cast by the building.

Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts


Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts
Split House
© Peter Bennetts


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South Elevation
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North Elevation
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West Elevation
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Exploded axo diagram


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Section
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Floor plan

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