sg
Select Country
Search Icon
close icon
ARCHIFYNOW > PROJECT > Womens Property Initiative Older Womens Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

BY
fb icon
wa icon
email icon
Firm
Studio Bright
Location
Victoria
Year
2021
Photographer
Rory Gardiner
VIEW PROJECT
A shared equity housing project consisting of four modest high-quality dwellings that are designed to accommodate older single women who are on lower incomes and at risk of homelessness. The intent of this project is to provide these women with security of tenure and enduring affordability.

Each unit has an elevated sloped ceiling over living spaces, designed to catch the sunlight and create a greater sense of generosity to the modestly-sized homes, while also creating a rhythm and variation to the overall volume of the project.

The floor plan is configured to allow adaptation as the needs of the inhabitants change. Units are designed to accommodate Gold livable standards and the second living/study space is able to be closed-off, to become a second bedroom for a caregiver if ever needed.

The project is landscape-driven and the four required car spaces are carefully designed to create flexible areas that can become heavily vegetated communal outdoor spaces. The front garden is generously planted with herbs, vegetables and fruit trees, providing a generous offering to the street whilst fostering a strong sense of community amongst the four occupants.

The L-shaped units are able to be composed in a myriad of arrangements, creating a system that can be rolled-out on other sites with differing orientations.

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

Women’s Property Initiative Older Women’s Housing Project

This article originally appeared in studiobright.com.au

fb icon
wa icon
email icon
Archifynow
blog platform
ArchifyNow is an online design media that focuses on bringing quality updates of architecture and interior design in Indonesia and Asia Pacific. ArchifyNow curates worthwhile design stories that is expected to enrich the practice of design professionals while introducing applicable design tips and ideas to the public.
More from archifynow
close icon