Browse Brief Case Studies by housing density: Low
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Crystal Waters Permaculture Village
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Oct 2008
Crystal Waters is a rural subdivision north of Brisbane, established in 1987 and designed by Max Lindegger, Robert Tap, Barry Goodman and Geoff Young. It consists of 83 residential and 2 commercial properties. 80% of the 640 acre property is owned in common and can be used for sustainable agriculture, forestry, recreation and habitat projects. It received the 1996 World Habitat Award (assessed by Dr Wally N’Dow) for its "pioneering work in demonstrating new ways of low impact, sustainable living".
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Low Density,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Warm humid / sub–tropical,
SomerVille Ecovillage
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
SomerVille Ecovillage is 2 km from Chidlow. 70% of the land is covered by natural bush vegetation. The SomerVille Ecovillage concept ensures that the development is sustainable with regard to environmental, economic and social developments. An example of this, is the plan of the village centre which does not require the need for car use. The development is bound by a State Forest on the south and west.
Sunrise at 1770
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
Sunrise 1770 is an environmentally sustainable development on the Queensland coast, ten km from the town of 1770 (named after Captain Cook's arrival in May 1770) and approximately 500 km north of Brisbane.
172 houses will be located within the 625 hectare development and 75% of the land will remain as a nature conservation reserve. Houses will have views of the ocean or of Reedy Creek Conservation Reserve.
Sunrise at 1770 has received the following awards:
- UDIA 2008 - Best Sustainable Development in Australia
- UDIA 2007 - Best Sustainable Development in Queensland
Overdrevet Cohousing, Denmark
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Jul 2008
Built 1980, Initiated 1981
Name of Development: Overdrevet (‘Overdrive’)
Architect: Arkitektgruppe ‘E’
Tenure: Private
Type of Development:
- Former farm on fringe of small rural town, housing starting to encroach
- Cohousing
- Many EcoVillage characteristics
- Energy self-sufficient
Kawana Waters, Sunshine Coast
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 25 Jun 2008
The Kawana Waters Master Plan Area encompassing 2,311 hectares of land on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, is being developed under a Development Lease with the State Government, a key purpose of which has been to facilitate development improvements to the land and to deliver key infrastructure outcomes.
Developer: Stockland
Year Completed: Still being developed
- Categorised under:
- Greenfield Development,
- Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- Very Large (>5000 lots),
- Low Density,
- Warm humid / sub–tropical,
Seabank, Barwon Heads
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Jun 2008
Seabank is centrally located in the west coast village of Barwon Heads situated at the mouth of the Barwon River.
- Categorised under:
- Water Management,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Low Density,
Sandhurst Club
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Jun 2008
Sandhurst Club is being developed in Sandhurst, to the south-east of Melbourne CBD, approximately 35 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD.
- Categorised under:
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Water Management,
- Low Density,
Sanctuary Lakes Resort
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Jun 2008
Sanctuary Lakes Resort is located in the Point Cook area of Melbourne, approximately 20km from the CBD. The development is located on the former site of the Cheetham Salt Works where a large scale industrial production of salt supplied Melbourne and Victoria for nearly 100 years. This facility was closed in the late 1980's by the Cheetham Company leaving the site significantly altered from its natural state and making redevelopment options limited. As a result, the development of Sanctuary Lakes had to address a number of environmental and engineering challenges.
- Categorised under:
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Estate Design, Water Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Low Density,
- Temperate,
Mebbin Springs Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 11 Jun 2008
Mebbin Springs Estate is a large land holding of 450 acres containing only a small number of homes - 66. Located in the Tweed River Valley, northern NSW owners will have freehold titled homesites and share in over 300 acres of common property, incorporating government reforestation scheme, bush areas, grazing land, gardens, orchard/vineyard, pool, tennis courts and other practical communal facilities. The development is self sufficient in water, sewer and incorporates an an array of other sustainable features to create an energy efficient, environmentally responsible gated rural community. It is also an accredited pilot in all 6 elements of EnviroDevelopment.
Murrays Beach
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 21 May 2008
Located at Wallarah Peninsula, 90 minutes north of Sydney, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and Lake Macquarie to the west.
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