Ha Ha Haus by Figr Architecture Studio is an Alphington house designed as a perfect fit to its owners’ needs
A new Alphington house, peeking out between trees and shrubbery, cuts a low, dark, intriguing figure among its counterparts in the green Melbourne suburb. Welcome to Ha Ha Haus, a new contemporary home by Figr Architecture Studio, designed to be functional, but also open and uplifting – a domestic family space that merges drama with daily life, all the while maintaining a sharp sense of humour and architectural wit.
In order to make sure all the brief's boxes were ticked, and the site's requirements and planning guidelines adhered to, the architects developed a sprawling single-storey design spread around a central green courtyard.
Meanwhile, a 20,000-litre rainwater harvesting tank serves to provide recycled water for irrigation and bathrooms, ‘ten times that which is required by local building regulations’, the team explained. This volume is cleverly concealed inside a man-made, lushly planted mount at the front, which becomes a seamless part of the verdant outdoor spaces in the property.
Right behind the mount, the home’s native Australian, charred Blackbutt timber-clad shape 'generates its own horizon line and acts as a heat trap'. Inside, more timber and soft, fairly monochrome tones create a warm yet smart interior. 'The palette was intentionally paired back to three main finishes, which were locally sourced to limit embodied carbon emissions and selected for richness, robustness, longevity, and low-maintenance characteristics,' the architects write.
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