Jimmy’s House by MJA Studio is an architects own home that goes against the common ideas of architecture and interior design. With a big housewarming party, the owner was able to meet his neighbours as well as broaden their ideas of what architecture is and how interior design can be experienced. Located in north Perth, and surrounded by homes that have been subdivided, Jimmy’s House demonstrates the different ways in which one can design a home that incorporates gardens.

Traversing into an architect’s own home, the house tour reveals a laneway residence with a portion cut out for a parking space, with the front door adjacent. Moving into the dwelling, the tour of an architects own home reveals bedroom suites on the left of the house, which then expand out towards the summer courtyard space. To the north side of the structure is the studio space, which receives a wealth of natural sunlight. Upstairs, arranged in an L-shape, are the living spaces, which let in more northern light that then soaks the lower levels.

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Across the form of an architects own home are three different garden spaces, and on the outside of the courtyard walls is the perimeter garden that contains all edible plants and trees. Within the central courtyard, the plants grown are medicinal and contain a series of plants, trees and shrubs that are used for teas and tinctures. The remaining gardens of an architect’s own home are on the roof space – these are used as a case study for how plants can grow in a green roof scenario. Additionally, these plants support local flora and fauna and become a place for birds and other life to find respite. As architect, interior designer and stylist of his own home, Jimmy Thompson, Creative Director at MJA Studio, has created a house that challenges what society believes to be a home.

00:07 – Introduction to An Architects Own Quirky Home
01:34 – A Multicultural Location
02:04 – The Layout and Walkthrough of the Quirky Home
03:23 – Incorporating Multiple Garden Types
04:23 – Achieving 100% Green Plot Ration
05:08 – The Approach to Sustainability

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Photography by Jack Lovel.
Architecture and Interior Design by MJA Studio.
Interior Design by Studio Roam and IOTA.
Build by Assemble Building Co.
Styling by Jimmy Thompson.
Landscape Design by banksia&lime and Oak Tree Designs.
Structural Engineering by Atelier JV.
Bricks Supplied by Brickworks.
Filmed by The Local Project.
Edited by Luey Conway.
Production by The Local Project.

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Architects: Augusto Fernández Mas (K+A Diseño),
Mauricio Miranda (MM Desarrollos),
Mariel Esquivel and Cesar Cardoso. Construction: K+A Diseño Main Purveyors: MicMac, Solesdi y Venster. Interior decoration: TAI Arquitectura de Interiores Photography: Onnis Luque The linear black cabin was designed by the collaboration between Augusto Fernández Mas and Mauricio Miranda as a country house for a client with three specific demands: simple layout, low maintenance, and living quarters and public areas in one floor. RA.L7 is located within Rancho Avandaro Country Club in the outskirts of Valle de Bravo, an hour and a halve drive from Mexico City. It is a project that portrays a strong character form the outside but at the same time invites passersby to enter. In the inside, it offers a warm cabin like feeling that through its simplicity and windows facing the golf course, guides the view to the outside. The lower concrete volume ads a sense of solidity and stability to the house, and its layout divided by a garage open on both sides provides an invitation to enter. [
The project uses the topography of the terrain to its advantage, thus generating two volumes: the upper one which encloses the living and general public areas and the bottom one encompassing the garage, technical and service areas. The outside materials are Japanese style burnt wood (Shou-sugi-ban), Canadian darkened wood, concrete, and ceramic tiles (roof) that in turn evidence the simple lines of the design. The choice of materials demands close to null maintenance.
The west façade, which faces the street, has dark wood symmetric divisions over the main interior hallway, creating privacy at an angle and almost unrestricted view when perpendicular to them. The purpose is to allow light into the house and permit the views to the equestrian club on the other side of the street while maintaining limited exposure to passersby’s. The east façade faces the golf course, thus there is an honest openness through all glass façade with sliding window doors and complemented with a glass-roofed terrace. In attention to the requested simplicity in the layout, the linear internal distribution has four rooms laid in a sequential manner culminating with living—room, dining-room and kitchen. One dramatic hallways communicates all areas in a straight line, adding to the simplicity of the design layout. With over 650 square meters of inside space, only one internal staircase was employed to communicate with the service areas and garage. There are two accesses to the house without stairs for the owner to comfortably access. In total, the terrain is 2,200 square meters of which ___ square meters were used for the house.
There is a comforting feeling of warmth inside, but the same time opens up to go and enjoy the outside. It is to be lived inside wanting to be outside and, once outside, feeling invited to be protected inside. The linear and simple geometry of the house is soothed by the layout of the wood beams on the ceiling and the elegant and at the same time rough aspect of the wood floor and wood paneling on the walls. RA.L7 house is one of two recent projects done by the collaboration of Augusto Fernandez and Mauricio Miranda in Rancho Avandaro. Augusto Fernandez, through its K+A Diseño firm, is an active architect and constructor in Valle de Bravo with several country homes competed in the last years. Photography is by Onnis Luque.