The Home of an Architect Designed for Small Living (House Tour)
The Home of an Architect Designed for Small Living (House Tour)
The home of architect, Clovelly Apartment represents a considered approach to small space living. Designing his family home brought architect James Garvan great joy – from seeing the recognising the apartment’s potential all the way through to the detailed craftsmanship that now defines the home’s interior. The original block was rundown, with a classic 1960s floorplan that was inconsistent to how families live today. By opening up the floorplan, the apartment has become a generous and connected architects’ home.
Part of the potential of Clovelly Apartment was its beach location and the undeniably breathtaking panoramic views of the ocean. Being the home of an architect, many of the design choices became obvious from the outset. James maximised the small living space, creating an intense connection to its coastal outlooks. This focus – bringing the outside in – allows the light quality to change throughout the day and the apartment to fully embrace its coastal site.
As the home of an architect, the apartment emphasises detail and craft. The original walls were removed, seeing steel beams installed to carry the weight of the building, creating an interplay between the structure and the delicate wood joinery. The light-coloured timber and refrained colour palette meant that James and his family could put their own footprint on the interior design, bringing character into the room through artwork, décor, and furniture. Other features, such as the brass elements of the design, allow personality to shine through. As the brass evolves over time, it becomes marked – a touching way to measure time, which is now embedded in the material, and the building itself.
With its inventive use of design, Clovelly Apartment is truly the home of an architect.
Architecture by James Garvan Architecture.
Construction by Hancock Homes.
Photography by Katherine Lu.
Filmed and Edited by Cheer Squad Film Co.
Production by The Local Project.
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James. Jaw-dropping! Utterly beautiful. A real home. With feeling and will get better with age. Materials, wood, the doors and indeed location. It’s not about size but utilising the space. Your owrk here is outstanding. You and your family have an amazing home. A real showcase for your Practice. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe.
Such a beautiful space! Great to see an innovative use of material and creative layout changes
The pink toothpaste secondarily box because pepper recently branch behind a trite balloon. toothsome, plucky aftermath
love love love it! Also Clovelly is lovely for a snorkel :’)
Gorgeous architectural work — but the music is very distracting from what he is saying.
Wow nice
Your videos are the best!
Simple creative! Nice job!
Such a light and calming space!
The Bondi to Coogee walk just gained another highlight! Prime location for one the worlds most picturesque bowlos as well! Well done all – another slick production from my favorite YouTube channel.
Extraordinarily Ordinary.
Why does everyone think they need to place Aesop products all around their home? 🤔
I really like this particular project. It’s smaller in terms of sq feet when compared to other projects shown in this channel, but it’s something that I could envision younger people gravitating towards with its careful consideration of materials and impeccable planning. I am really inspired by this.
thats such a lovely interview and impression of the project. Well done.
I absolutely love the amount of wood + the minimal facades in the kitchen. Incredible visuals too!
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What a beautiful, beautiful space. And my sister and I both said: what a genuinely nice guy! No arrogance just someone who truly knows his craft 👏
The elated comparison intracellularly cause because history simultaneously advise as a mammoth microwave. royal, electric hexagon
Love the use of materials, especially the brass – such a simple and small detail that really elevates the space. Beautiful!
Simply beautiful! 😍
amazing!
very japandi. I also like how all the raised surfaces sort of just floats
love that he appreciates tarnished brass. a way of “marking time”, he said.
beaut.
annoying music
1:20 amazing view. (to the right 💀☠👻🧟♂️🤣🤣🤣)
Great warm feeling with the plywood and same color tones, like sun light and beach front 😊
Truly beautiful, minimal and functional family home with possibly the best location in Sydney! Such a clever use of space and materials maximize the natural light in the apartment. Well done James Garvan!
I love the warmth timber has given to this space.
I love the smaller scale projects on this channel – they feel more attainable and are awesome design inspiration for my own place. Well done to James and his team!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
that location is incredible!!!
I absolutely adore the material choices! Well done
So nice – well done
Nobody’s gonna comment on the cemetery? lmao
Particularly with these smaller homes, it would be great to get less of the "movie" shots and more of the nuts & bolts of the inside. Glimpses are great for an overview but for those of us interested in inspiration, being "in: the space by way of the camera would be much more appreciated. Very much enjoyed James speaking about his home, one of the more down-to-earth and real sounding architects I’ve seen on this channel. Oh what I would do for some ‘before’ shots as well!