Lygon Street
By Foomann Architects
This house was designed to be shared.
With home-ownership in the inner city becoming increasingly out of reach; strategies to offset costs through shared living arrangements will become increasingly common. This project seeks to embrace this and create a living situation that takes the best elements of communal living into a more grown-up space.
The site in inner-Melbourne’s Carlton North now has two standalone buildings that face each other across a shared garden. This allows inhabitants to control what they share and their level of privacy; which creates flexibility and options. Something that can evolve with their changing needs.
We think that this house is a successful model. It is an economical, robust building that brings joy to the clients while being low impact. A solution that promotes communal living and a strategy to provide affordable housing in the inner city.
Builder: Visioneer
Photography: Willem-Dirk du Toit
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About the
Professional
Jo Foong and Jamie Sormann established Foomann in 2008. Our architecture practice is devoted to the realisation of beautifully simple, sensitive spaces.
Located in the centre of Melbourne; we have projects across Victoria in residential, interior, hospitality, retail and multi-res fields with varied budgets. Utility, context and sustainability underpin our approach.
We encourage collaboration and embrace ideas from aligned clients, building professionals and craftspeople. We immerse ourselves in every project and work towards inspired outcomes that elevate the experience of everyday life.
Associations
Jo is a certified Passive House Designer, an Examiner for the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) and a member of the Australian Institute of Architects
Jamie is the current chairperson of the ArchiTeam Board of Directors
Carbon Neutral
Foomann runs as a Carbon Neutral practice as assessed by Pangolin Associates