GEN Y DEMONSTRATION HOMES
HIGH ST
MONTREAL ST
ROYAL FREMANTLE GOLF CLUB
HOPE ST
As a new housing model, the three
one bedroom, one bathroom homes
provide a practical demonstration
of an affordable living environment
for Gen Y’ers and future generations
to come.
The project showcases innovative design for
flexible infill housing and sustainable living.
These unique architecturally designed homes
are well located and well-priced. The project
attempts to reconceptualise what is achievable
when community, sustainability and cost are
prioritised equally.
The three homes respond to the problem
of the ‘missing middle’ of medium density
housing, whereby housing stock in Australia
(and internationally) is increasingly either low
density single family homes or higher density
apartments, with little choice in between.
This model also provides an excellent
demonstration of a housing solution that
bridges the gap between the single house
and large apartment block, providing
stealth density in medium density areas
that integrates well with the streetscape.
2 | BACKGROUND
YALGOO AVE
WGV AT WHITE GUM VALLEY
IS HOME TO THE GEN Y
DEMONSTRATION HOUSING
PROJECT, A PRACTICAL
DEMONSTRATION OF
SUSTAINABLE, FLEXIBLE AND
COST EFFECTIVE DWELLINGS
TO SUIT 21ST CENTURY LIVING.
NANNIE AVE
BACKGROUND
WATKINS ST
SOUTH ST
CARRINGTON ST
STEVENS ST
THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY
TO PURCHASE A UNIQUE
AND INNOVATIVE HOME
THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE
ECLECTIC CHARACTER OF
THE WHITE GUM VALLEY
NEIGHBOURHOOD AND WAS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO
PROVIDE A 21ST CENTURY
LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
HOME OWNERS.
THE OPPORTUNITY | 3
THE HISTORY
In October 2013 we undertook a
design competition in association with
the City of Fremantle, the Institute
of Architects and the Office of the
Government Architect to explore
innovative ideas and concept designs
suited to the needs of the next
generation of home buyers.
HOME 01
1/16 MOUQUET VISTA
OFFERS FROM $395,000
YOUNG WEST AUSTRALIAN
ARCHITECTS WERE ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE THE SPECIFIC LIVING
REQUIREMENTS OF ‘GEN Y’ AND
SUBMIT A CONCEPT DESIGN FOR
A FLEXIBLE, COST EFFECTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE DWELLING.
Following a rigorous assessment
process the concept for a flexible
housing solution, designed by
David Barr Architect, was selected.
The winning design consisted
of three separate one bedroom,
one bathroom homes with private
outdoor living space.
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4 | THE HISTORY
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HOME 02
HOME 03
2/16 MOUQUET VISTA
3/16 MOUQUET VISTA
OFFERS FROM $410,000
OFFERS FROM $390,000
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DESIGN AND
LIVEABILITY
As a hybrid of apartment building and
freestanding house, the Gen Y Demonstration
Housing Project offers a new model for
multi-residential infill housing. The homes
blend harmoniously with their surrounding
suburban context and are small enough to be
located on standard sized residential blocks.
THE GEN Y DEMONSTRATION
HOUSING PROJECT FEATURES THREE,
SINGLE BEDROOM HOMES WITHIN A
COMPACT TWO-STOREY FOOTPRINT
ON A 250 SQUARE METRE BLOCK.
This increased density is not at the expense of
liveability for inhabitants or neighbours – each
home has private and communal external
areas, clever storage, generous ceiling
heights, and a high thermal efficiency.
Albeit compact, with a single bedroom each,
the homes reflect changing Australian
demographics and a future in which single
person households make up the fastest
growing household type.
The Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project
addresses a growing community trend
by providing generous shared external
and semi-external areas. Amalgamated
productive gardens and gathering spaces
create an external area that is shared
between units and with the street.
The project suggests a deliberate blurring
between outside and inside (be it outside
home or outside the site) and provokes social
and ecological interaction with the broader
WGV community.
The reduction in car parking on site shifts away
from the perception that every home requires a
car and focuses more on providing amenity and
location to frequent transport routes.
8 | DESIGN AND LIVABILITY
THE PROJECT SUGGESTS
A DELIBERATE BLURRING
BETWEEN OUTSIDE AND
INSIDE AND PROVOKES SOCIAL
AND ECOLOGICAL INTERACTION
WITH THE BROADER
WGV COMMUNITY.
SUSTAINABILITY
INITIATIVES
THE GEN Y DEMONSTRATION
HOUSING PROJECT:
ACCREDITED WITH
A ‘GOLD MEDAL’
LEVEL LIFE CYCLE
ANALYSIS BY ETOOL.
MEETS THE PRINCIPLES
OF THE ‘ONE PLANET
LIVING’ SUSTAINABILITY
FRAMEWORK.
DESIGNED TO MEET
THE ESSENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS
OF THE ‘LIVEABLE
HOMES’ ACCESSIBILITY
STANDARDS.
A key aspect of the project is the climate
responsive layout which integrates solar
passive design principles to ensure natural
light and cross ventilation to each home and
the use of sustainable materials like ‘green’
concrete using low carbon furnace slag
which provides thermal mass.
ROBUST, PREFINISHED AND DURABLE
MATERIALS INCLUDING COLORBOND
STEEL AND FIBRE CEMENT CLADDINGS
LINE THE EXTERNAL PERIMETER OF
THE BUILDING, MINIMISING ONGOING
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The ownership structure provides a built
strata for the three apartments constructed
with light framed timber framing to all walls
with a suspended floor and pre-finished
refrigerant roof panels. The larger than
normal wall studs permit excellent thermal
insulation and an air gap.
The apartments have also been designed
to include a 9kW Photo Voltaic system with
battery storage, a 10,000L underground
rainwater harvesting tank and performance
monitoring for all key services.
10 | SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
Landscape design incorporates recycled
materials and waterwise planting with
shared recycled brick planters for herbs
and edible plants.
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES ARE
INCORPORATED INTO THE STRUCTURAL
DESIGN, INCLUDING WIDER DOORS
AND REDUCED THRESHOLDS, AS
WELL AS ALLOWANCES FOR THE
FUTURE INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL
ACCESSIBILITY AIDS.
ACCESSIBILITY | 11
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Hayden Groves from Dethridge Groves Real Estate
M: 0411 615 582
P: 9336 1166
E: [email protected]
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