This contemporary apartment by Edwards Moore is a renovation and expansion of an apartment located next to a public swimming pool in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. The space has an open plan with few doors and walls to allow a continuous and flexible habitat. Inspired by the ‘raumplan’concept – designing continuous spaces for living rather than regularly divided floors with limited flexibility – the house has minimal doors and walls. Incorporating pool views and making it part of the interior, using reflection and raised planes – new surfaces at the rear of the space are reflective to enhance the ambivalence between interior and exterior. Rotating to create a small study or guest bedroom space, an OSB wardrobe with gold reflective plane facing the pool defines the bedroom space. A small external terrace provides a more private, intimate space to the bedroom area and provides natural ventilation through the house.
