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Australian Property Development (APD), in conjunction with Deicke Richards Architects have undertaken a medium density residential infill (units) project in the inner suburb of Windsor, approximately 5 km from Brisbane’s CBD. The project demonstrates the importance of incorporating sustainable design elements and planning into infill projects as much as greenfield development.

Historically the site was the location of the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre. It was put up for redevelopment by the Queensland Government for medium density residential, with the requirement that the final development incorporate an affordable housing component.

The project incorporates seventeen (17) 2-3 bedroom residential units. The 17 private housing units all achieve a minimum 4½ star BERS energy efficiency rating. The development incorporates subtropical design principles appropriate to Brisbane’s climate and the site’s locality & microclimate, including maximising natural cross ventilation, natural light penetration, energy efficient building design, stormwater capture and storage, and native low maintenance/irrigation landscaping.

The site is located in close walking proximity (within 400m) of the Windsor rail station, in a well established and serviced neighbourhood, which may serve to discourage private vehicle use, further reducing the development’s ‘footprint’. The incorporation of public housing contributes to the development’s social sustainability contribution through integrating quality affordable housing into existing communities, rather than in under serviced or urban fringe areas.

The project serves to illustrate the significance of effective infill development and the need to incorporate sustainable development principles into medium density units as much as other development forms.