How This Family Home is Adaptable for the Future

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Written By Anthony Richardson
One MANI House was designed and built as a way to break down the stigma of what typical architecture is, where architecture should be seen as a necessity, no...
 

How This Family Home is Adaptable for the Future

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8th July, 2019

 
 

What defines good architecture and ultimately a well-designed home? If there was ever a perfect example it’s One MANI House by Mani Architecture. This home takes a difficult, narrow site and uses it to create an adaptable, flexible, four-bedroom home that is filled with unexpected moments, beautiful design details and lots of natural light. One MANI House brings good architectural principles to life.

Designed by Mani Architecture.

Videography by Anthony Richardson, photography by Ben Hosking.

 
 
This home by Mani Architecture has a playful street presence. Photography by Ben Hosking.
The staircase wraps around the kitchen benchtop. Photography by Ben Hosking.
Each of the bathroom designs features a bold colour, with one being almost entirely black, with the exception of the dark timber vanity. Photography by Ben Hosking.
The built-in dining table is flooded with northern sun, and can host just about any dinner party you can imagine. Photography by Ben Hosking.
The built-in joinery offers plenty of discrete storage. Photography by Ben Hosking.
The built-in couch turns up into a bar/study nook. Photography by Ben Hosking.
Playful porthole windows look out onto the plunge pool. Photography by Ben Hosking.
Would you have ever considered an orange bathroom? A skylight brings down filtered light. Photography by Ben Hosking.
Tucked away is the blue-tiled powder room. Photography by Ben Hosking.
The playful exterior, designed by Mani Architecture, is cladded in timber shingles. Photography by Ben Hosking.
 

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