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Every architect's got an opinion on how Melbourne can be improved... here is Fooi's + a few more in Open Journal.
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“Melbourne is in the midst of a development frenzy. Amongst development for development’s sake, constructive criticism for how Melbourne’s urban framework can improve often falls by the wayside. Eight architects from some of Melbourne’s leading practices responded to the prompt: Where can Melbourne most improve.”
BETTER APARTMENTS | REPORT from the COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
by Fooi-Ling Khoo | Published in Datum | ArchiTeam newsletter | 08 September 2015
As the reward for being a diligent filler-outerer of the Better Apartments survey, I was recently invited to be part of the one day community workshop run by State Government. The aim of the Minister’s discussion paper is “to kick-start a citywide conversation with the community and industry to shape apartment design guidelines” and this workshop was the community’s chance to speak up.
In the workshop, we toiled doggedly through each of the amenity issues detailed in the discussion paper. Low, medium and high density apartment developments were discussed at the same time without much acknowledgment of their very different parameters or amenity impacts. Time was tight so the coverage was broad rather than deep.
While there was the occasional, and expected, plea to “leave it to the market”, the large majority of participants agreed that the key characteristics of good housing deserved deeper consideration than what a developer's bean counter could provide.
There was broad support for certain mandatory standards in combination with performance based standards. A “traffic light” or scorecard type system was discussed as a way to forgive shortcomings in some areas if other standards could be sufficiently exceeded. This flexibility acknowledges the diverse nature of development sites, market demographics and developer preferences. Most importantly for architects, it builds in the possibility for design to provide innovative solutions on difficult or unusual sites that might not otherwise satisfy a rigid set of non-negotiable standards.
The responses from the 3 workshops (council, industry and community) will now feed into the Draft Options Paper being developed by an expert working group. The Final Options Paper is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
DOWNLOAD the Discussion Paper and find out more about the process
AT HOME WITH VISUAL ARTIST ROSE NOLAN
Our lovely client Rose Nolan is featured in the Weekly Review this week discussing her favourite things.
“A visual artist, Rose has built her practice around an interest in the formal and linguistic qualities of words and their relationship to architectural space.”
TYPOGRAPHY MEETS ARCHITECTURE
Archilovers' latest newsletter features typography in architecture including our best effort to fit the biggest letters we could. Check it out HERE
HELLO HOUSE | on TV 7pm Fri June 12
The Hello House will be featured on Better Homes & Gardens this week. Tune in to channel 7 at 7pm and enjoy a guided tour with Joanna Griggs and Pete Colquhoun
HELLO HOUSE | in Häuser
Hello House featured on the Arena page of venerable German magazine, Häuser. You'll have to make do with these images as the magazine is stubbornly and strictly analogue only. If you must see the real thing, drop in and borrow the office copy.
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7 Australian Homes with Spectacular Backyard Extensions
Hello House (with excellent friends) featured on MSN.com Lifestyle via Curbed.com
“On many days, it feels like every family in suburban Australia is renovating their house, or more specifically, commissioning a stellar backyard addition that transforms the existing dwelling in beautiful, surprising ways. ”
HELLO HOUSE | Better Homes & Gardens
Great pleasure to host the Better Homes & Gardens crew at Hello House last week. Here's to bringing architecture to the people! Big thanks to Jo and Peter for their generosity & enthusiasm. Fingers crossed it'll all come across beautifully on the small screen.
Stay tuned for the screening date...
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