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FURNITURE-FLIP HOUSEFALL 2023
Standing on a small lot of 25 sqm, the house rises vertically to house two retired architects, a resident apprentice, the workshop and a furniture storage/display. The house combines live and work spaces efficiently while embracing flexible uses of small spaces.


AN ECLECTIC NEIGHBOURHOOD

Kensington Market is a neighbourhood widstanding gentrification, it showcases many unique shops and installations built by the local community. The Furniture Flip House workshop embraces the neighborhood’s culture of repurpose and DIY in its exterior and interior design. Set back from the front property line to allow for a semi-public yard with opportunity for gathering and space for the movement of big objects.







STRUCTURE & ASSEMBLY

The house is built with affordable, locally available components: a wood frame, steel scaffold and polycarbonate. The staggered floors span from the external frame and all connect to the steel cross column standing in the center.













FURNITURE STORAGE SYSTEM

The scaffold shelving system sits within the double-skin spanning the entire front facade. It is a space-spaving storage and display system. Objects can be moved via the interior stairs or with the exterior motorised lift. Passerbys see the old and new pieces rotating.


PROGRAM & CIRCULATION

Floors are stacked intermittently to maximize floor area and ceiling height. With little to no interior walls, programmatic “rooms” are simply defined by floors and arranged vertically, from public to private.
Natural light and views come predominently from the front facade.

Small windows punch through the other
walls for supporting light and ventilation, while preserving privacy from close neighbors.