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Parkville Gardens (Commonwealth Games Village)

  • Estate Design
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Located on a 20-hectare site in Parkville, the former Commonwealth Games Village was home to about 6,000 athletes and officials from 71 nations. The low-rise medium-density village is located on the site of a disused psychiatric hospital in Parkville.

Leading sustainability features in a mainstream development including, 6 star housing, solar street lights, 95% recycling rates and WSUD.

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Mebbin Springs Estate

  • Site Ecology
  • Place Making and Social Sustainability
  • Estate Design
  • Materials and Recycling
  • Water Management
  • Energy Management
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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.

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Mariners Cove

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Mariners Cove, a unique waterfront development located just minutes from the centre of Mandurah, a fast growing coastal community that lies approximately 75km south of Perth.

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Koolamara Waters

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Koolamara Waters is located on the edge of Ferntree Gully in Melbourne’s east. This former wasteland of low-lying, flood-prone land with poor-quality soil is now a unique small residential housing estate of the highest quality incorporating a truly exclusive environmental feature. Developers Wilbow Corporation, working with the Australian Platypus Conservancy and Melbourne Water, have created the only known purpose-built platypus breeding environment, indeed something that is worthy calling 'unique'.

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Kogarah Town Square Development

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Kogarah Town Square development is a mixed-use medium density residential development in the Kogarah Urban Village.

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Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast

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The integrated residential, business, education and community development of Varsity Lakes on Queensland’s Gold Coast provides for a variety of use and dwelling types within an area typically known for standard suburban blocks.

The Varsity Lakes community will ultimately house a population of around 7,800 people in some 3,000 dwellings.  The area will additionally provide for around 4,500 jobs in localised and specialist business and educational areas.

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Design for a mix of uses

  • Place Making and Social Sustainability
  • Estate Design
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Shops and apartmentsA mix of uses within a neighbourhood enhances the livability and sustainability of a new development.  The incorporation of various non-residential uses, such as retail, business and community facilities, within the residential development, can reduce reliance on private vehicles, provide for local working opportunities and enhance the interaction between residents. 

A variety of housing types associated with mixed use developments (eg. Shop top housing) can also encourage affordability and allow residents the opportunity of progressing through different cycles of life within a single neighborhood, avoiding situations of isolation and gentrification.

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