Ember House in suburban Melbourne has brought one couple’s competing dream to life.
Architect Robin Boyd’s fascination for Japan is well documented in his writings. This attraction wasEven project homes, such as Ember House in Melbourne’s suburban Doncaster, designed in the mid-1960s for Consolidated Housing Industries, has a Japanese sensibility, with its raked ceilings, simple form and a strong connection to the garden.For owner Hugh, the house has a strong family history. It was where he grew up and now still lives with his partner.
Although there is a large picture window in the living area to benefit from the sunlight, original architect Boyd included a cream-brick open fireplace that delineates the kitchen and creates a focus during the colder months of the year. The result, two freestanding Japanese-inspired rooms framed by a garden designed by landscape architect Sam Cox, not only meets the brief, but also received an architecture award from the Australian Institute of Architects in the process.Constructed in Shou Sugi Ban, a charred timber cladding crowned in western red cedar fins that resemble parasols, the two structures are framed in a Japanese-style garden with a fishpond and large stepping stone.
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