By Foomann Architects
At 110-square-metres, Canning Street showcases the beauty and benefits of small-footprint living. It’s simple, lean and tidy, with calm, relaxing and light-filled spaces for family life and entertaining. Northern light filters inside through a tall glass facade that opens to the courtyard, while high-level reeded glass and an enclosed garden bring in natural light on the eastern side. The children’s bedrooms are downstairs, the parent's upstairs, and the kitchen, dining and lounge area are in a long and narrow volume.
A large, simple design gesture – a curved ceiling – creates different spatial experiences as it sweeps down from the lounge to the dining area and pitches upward over the kitchen. Timber columns along with the eastern wall frame joinery and functions – study, laundry, pantry, courtyard, record player, television and fireplace – provide clarity to the plan, rhythm to the building and a clear framework for the family to organise their lives and belongings.
Builder: Ferne Built
Photography: Eve Wilson
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