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U A L International Housing Conference 2006

RMIT architecture

Kerstin Thompson Architects, Napier Street Housing, Fitzroy, Melbourne

conference proceedings

rehousing: U A L International Housing Conference, October 5 - 8, 2006. Urban Architecture Laboratory, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. www.rehousing.rmit.edu.au editors: Simon Whibley and Diego Ramirez Noted papers in this volume have been refereed by academic peers appointed by the conference committee according DEST standards

convenors: Shane Murray, Diego Ramiez, Simon Whibley conference production: Ross Brewin guests: Mark Brearley, principal urban designer at the Greater London Authority’s Urban Design Unit; Robert Breugmann, professor of Art history at the University of Illinois and author of the recent book “Sprawl: a compact history”; Geoffrey London, Government Architect of Western Australia; Peter Mould, Government Architect of New South Wales; Michael Berry, Professor of Urban Studies and Public policy, RMIT University; Deborah Dearing, National Manager Strategic Urban Planning for Stockland and President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, NSW; Ian McDougall, director of Ashton Raggatt McDougall; Kerstin Thompson, principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects and Peter Richards, principal of Deicke Richards Architects, Queensland. proceedings production: Allison Claney, Claire Reece, Sim Eng Tan, Nur Adnan

sponsors major sponsor:

acknowledged sponsors:

VIC Urban

Stockland

Department of

Sustainability and Environment

Department of Sustainability Department of and environment Human Services

Department of Human Services

SKM sponsors:

Urbis JHD

Boral

RMIT provided the venue, administrative and infrastructure support.

rehousing Proceedings from the U A L International Housing Conference 2006

www.rehousing.rmit.edu.au

contents Introduction

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Synopsis

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PAPERS Polynesian Housing in Auckland Mike Austin

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More Than a Roof Overhead: Towards an Effective Design Practice For remote Indigennous Housing Esther Charlesworth

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New Procurements in Germany Rochus Hinkel

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Pastime Lucinda Mclean

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Does a Tree Make High-Density Living Green?

Jasmine Palmer

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PROJECTS Dare to be Similar: The Transformable House Dijana Alic

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Courtyard House for Mixed Family and Two Upside Down Town Houses Simon Anderson

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The Backyard Reno and Remote Works Iredale Pedersen Hook

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Detachable Dwelling Danelle Briscoe

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The Compact Courtyard House Marco Calvino

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Krantz & Sheldon models for Generic Housing Graham Crist

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Retroactive Prototypes Simon Whibley & Graham Crist

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Balaclava Community Housing project: Case Study Eli Giannini

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Simplicity Offers Flexibility Rochus Hinkel

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The Commonwealth Games Housing Village: a case study model Hannah Lewi & Stephen Nielle

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Affordable Housing Competition NMBW

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Dwelling and City Chris Tucker & Michael Ostwald

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Housing for Australia’s Changing Demographic Diego Ramirez

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Rainbow Houses Peter Skinner

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The Lovenasium: a 4D housing case study Marcus White

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Building for Diversity Competition First place Entry Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong

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Relational Equilibrium Andrew Wilson

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Residential Barbara Yerondais

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EXHIBITED PROJECTS Andrew Wilson Antarctica Ben Puddy Bird de la Coeur Chris de Campo Architects Chris Tucker & Michael Ostwald Coda Studio Danelle Briscoe Diego Ramirez Dijana Alic Donaldson and Warn Eli Giannini Hannah Lewi & Stephen Nielle Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects Kalhoefer-Korschildgen Kerstin Thompson Architects Lucinda McLean Marco Calvino Marcus White Mcbride Charles Ryan NMBW Architecture Studio Peter Elliot Architects Peter Skinner Simon Anderson Staughton Architects Urbis JHD Walker+Yerondais Williams Boag

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Introduction

This conference aims to examine recent transformations in the contexts surrounding housing in Australia and reconsider architecture’s involvement in, or contribution to the general provision of housing. Immigration, the ageing of the population and the transformation of household makeup have created enormous projected housing demand particularly in cities such as Brisbane, Melbourne DQG 6\GQH\ 7KHVH SUHVVXUHV OHDG WR VLJQL¿FDQW HQYLURQPHQWDO WKUHDW WR DYDLODEOH ODQG IRU KRXVLQJ in Australia’s fragile urban fringe. In response to this, government in Australia now promotes higher GHQVLW\ KRXVLQJ DW H[LVWLQJ DFWLYLW\ FHQWUHV RQ UHGHYHORSHG VLWHV DQG UHVWULFWV JUHHQ ¿HOG KRXVLQJ development. It appears that the traditional small-scale, craft-orientated building practices that have characterised the Australian housing industry to date may not be able to meet the challenges these contemporary pressures create. New relationships between government and development for the provision of housing are occurring in response to these pressures. Do these new conditions create an opportunity for architectural design to make a broader contribution to general housing? Is architecture able to articulate a new relationship to housing and re-conceive its contribution in light of these transformations?

The submissions presented in the conference proceedings have provided responses to these issues in the form of actual housing design projects as well as academic papers.

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