The Naked Architect: Huff'n'Puff Haus

Open House Melbourne has relaunched the much-loved Naked Architect series!

Are you looking to renovate or build a new home and have considered using an architect but don’t know where to start? The best way to truly appreciate the benefits of engaging an architect is to hear straight from the architects and clients themselves in the homes they’ve created together.

The Naked Architect arms consumers with in-depth knowledge about working with an architect on a residential renovation and/or new build. Hear about the architect/client experience of the design process and working together.

Envirotecture and their clients invite you to step inside the doors of their project–Huff'n'Puff Haus. Book your spot to be a part of our live audience for the filming of the next episode of The Naked Architect!

The Project

The brief was to design an efficient and self-sufficient home on a beautiful, remote, off-grid site in Ruffy, Victoria (Taungurong Country) that had a low carbon footprint. It needed to be resilient and future-proof – secure and protected from bushfire, responsive to a changing climate, and able to adapt to age in place.

The design balances the integration of Passive Solar Design Principles with the site constraints and local climatic conditions – view, orientation, site slope, sun, wind and rain. It has been designed with zoning of spaces, creating a flexibility of use with one wing of the house occupied by its permanent residents whilst the second wing can adapt to fulfill the needs of visiting family and friends when required.

The Practice

Envirotecture is passionate about creating healthy, beautiful, functional, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design. Biophilia is about our intuitive connection to nature, where the health and wellbeing of people and planet are inextricably linked. This ethos extends to Envirotecture's purpose to ‘care for country’ and cultivate a living future for all.

The specific event location will be provided to ticketholders in their order confirmation and reminder email.

The Naked Architect is an initiative of Open House Melbourne, with support from the Architects Registration Board of Victoria and in association with ArchiTeam.