Building type: Residential Location: Warrnambool Status: Construction
Author: atelier115
Hempcrete – learning from the past
by Rachel Hur The issue of sustainability in the design and construction industry isn’t news. Building material manufacturers are working to reduce embodied carbon, toxic chemicals, and increase performance, R-values and eliminate combustibility. In an age of advancing technology, the solutions to these problems seem to grow somewhat more complex. History offers simple solutions, evidence… Continue reading Hempcrete – learning from the past
Supreme Court of Victoria
Studio project - justice architecture The new Supreme Court of Victoria stands for justice within the heart of Melbourne; it creates a presence in the very day lives of the public by it's siting at the junction of Burke St and Swanston St. The large entry and continuation of the street into the ground floor… Continue reading Supreme Court of Victoria
Mezzo House, St Kilda Road
Studio project - performance venues. The brief for this project was to design a flexible performance venue to add to the collection of cultural institutions in the Arts Precinct of Melbourne. The precinct currently lacks a venue to suit modern performance genres and suffers from a decreasing number of patrons. Mezzo House is situated on the Main… Continue reading Mezzo House, St Kilda Road
Victorian Gardens, 140 Leicester Street
Studio project - family typologies. The design intent for this project was to create housing that would attract people from the suburbs into the city. Located north of the Melbourne CBD, this site sits in between two large green spaces. The brief called for 160 residential apartments with a podium below to fit various public program.
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