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Residential
Melbourne, Australia
  • Year Completed2022
  • ClientFold Studio
  • Size9,600 sq ft

Folding Space into a Compact Footprint

Bent Architecture is a compact Melbourne residence that folds a whole family home onto a narrow inner-city lot. Angled walls and a pleated roofline carve out double-height living space while framing carefully placed views of the garden and sky.

Prefabricated cross laminated timber panels formed the shell, cutting the on-site program to a matter of weeks and keeping disruption to the neighbors to a minimum. Warm timber linings and generous glazing make the interior feel far larger than its modest floor area suggests.