Shaping the Future of
Melbourne Apartment Living
Hawkins Retirement Village
Edgeworth, NSW
Client
Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution
Human Touch Retirement
Type
Multi-Residential
Year
2020-2022
Value
Approx. $5.8 (at-grade) & $6.4m (Basement)
Estimated prices in 2022
Architect
Includesign
Design Strategy Architecture
Renders
Synthetica (Competition)
Forging the future of residential experiences in Melbourne’s Sustainable apartments.
Our driving force, creating delightful and comfortable homes while fostering the connections that enrich communities, neighbours and great places. Our designs respond to the changing dynamics of living and the increasing need for affordability, regeneration, sustainability, connectivity and choice.
We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the Future Homes competition winners organised by The Victorian Government, which attracted almost 100 submissions. Our team is now working with the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA), creating Exemplar Designs and Guidelines informing future planning changes.
For further details please see the landing page below:
https://www.futurecommunities.info/
https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/guides-and-resources/strategies-and-initiatives/future-homes
The design approaches new residential development in Victoria, as an opportunity to create Neighbourhood Oriented Infill Developments that enhance established middle suburbs. The project aims to develop affordable, adaptable and desirable homes for a diverse and growing population and; to provide a systems-based response to social and ecological imperatives.
The design successfully integrates urban, architectural, landscape, sustainability, building systems and cost-effective design strategies. It proposes high-quality dwellings and offers a range of shared spaces and outdoor amenities, fostering community interactions and wellbeing.
This winning scheme was selected in a two-stage competition organised by the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA).
Project Team: Marco Cubillos, Angelica Rojas, Andres Lopez, Michelle Lopez-Dammous, Canyi Huang, Kevin Huynh
Competition: Damian Hadley | Cantilever, Chris Buntine, Matheus Santos | Northrop, Phil Gleeson | Urbis, Craig Lovering | Clover, Jo Garretty | Salt3, Sam Mendoza | WT Partnership, Paula MacCarthy | Working Dynamics, Roger Gribble | Buildability, Ivan Krizmanic | Citicon, Darren O’Dea | Fabric First, Luca Brescani | Synthetica, Mario Shllaku, Theresa Herlich, Canyi Huang, Kevin Huynh.
