Residential

A new study by globally-reputed design studio Hassell reveals that there are approximately 90 office buildings built before 1990 in Melbourne that could be converted into housing for up to 20,000 people. Hassell partnered with Ethos Urban on the research study conducted on behalf of the Property Council of Australia, with the comprehensive property audit of the city centre identifying these buildings, which represent roughly 6.5% of CBD office buildings built before 1990, and can be repurposed into 10,000−12,000 new apartments, significantly adding to Melbourne’s housing supply through adaptive reuse. Read the article in Architecture & Design.

Mithras Student Village is not only one of the UK’s more uplifting student accommodation experiences, it’s also re-energising the heart of one of Brighton’s largest student districts.

The inner-city suburb of Collingwood in Melbourne, Australia is known for its free-spirited atmosphere, thriving music, arts and food scene and its diverse architecture steeped in industrial heritage. Otter Place by Milieu is a boutique residential development that aims to capture the unique energy of this vibrant locale.

Once a neglected car yard – now a modern, mixed-use development with great sustainability credentials. Liv Apartments represent a new kind of neighbourhood.

Once an industrious Sydney flour mill, now the centrepiece of a unique mixed-use​‘village’ with homes, shops, cafés, parks, plazas, laneways and links to light rail.

As Australia’s biggest social and affordable housing development, Ivanhoe Estate in Sydney’s north is pioneering a new approach by blending social, private and affordable housing.

Are designers, buyers and renters on the cusp of a whole new range of housing alternatives?

A Royal Commission into aged care in Australia found traditional models of residential aged care are failing. But there is opportunity ahead as we imagine new ways to create places where both the physical and mental wellbeing of residents is paramount.

Design collaborators Snøhetta + Hassell have won an international competition to transform Harbourside, a retail development spanning over 240 metres of Sydney’s waterfront at Darling Harbour.

There’s no denying COVID-19 has taken a toll on apartment living, but could our experience of the crisis actually improve high-rise housing? We’d say the answer is​‘yes’, judging from our recent experiences designing these developments.

The $900-million mixed-use precinct, Waterloo Metro Quarter, has been given the green light to begin construction in Sydney’s inner south.

Office, gym, cinema, boardroom, classroom… In 2020 the humble home has done it all. What does this mean for the future of the residential development sector?

How do cities that priced out the creative communities who gave them their identities bring them back? How do we make sure our cities are truly diverse, sustainable, and welcoming places?

Karingal Green is a completely different kind of aged care environment – something that’s been recognised through several recent award wins.

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The built environment is a serious contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. We want to develop new social, technological and policy tools to help change that fact.

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