Inspired by the house, drawn into nature.

Featherston House. Designed by Robin Boyd in 1967 for acclaimed furniture designers Mary and Grant Featherston. The magical moments are plentiful when you live in a house designed for them. A place where the brief was based around the idea of ‘living in a courtyard.’ Where the clients were artistic and co-operative, and the Architect is famous for turning buildings into ‘expressions of the human spirit.’ The concept of Featherstone House, which resonated for the brief for MERRIPARK3070 was to create adaptable, interlinked spaces where one could enjoy the open green space from all living areas of the house. Inviting nature in and allowing soft light to illuminate the space at all times. The reason for Featherston House’s continued relevance and its influence on this project are fundamental to its inception. It’s based on our desire to be completely at home and entirely purposeful yet utterly connected to nature. It’s this idea, this intrinsic desire, that continues to inspire us and drives us to create meaningful places – where nature is not an afterthought or accessory but as much a part of the design as the walls and glazing that traditionally are designed to keep it at bay.