Jan McCredie
Housing
Future Homes
Stage
CURRENT
COMPLETE
Introduction
Run by The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) in partnership with the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA) and CityLab, the Future Homes Competition forms the first phase of the two-phase Future Homes Project.
Seeking exemplar designs for apartment buildings to be replicable in middle suburban Melbourne environments, Future Homes aims to impact the future generation of housing across Victoria.
The winners of the Competition are Design Strategy Architecture + IncluDesign, LIAN, McGregor Westlake Architecture and Spiral Architects Lab. The four design teams responsible for innovative housing designs will work with the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning and the Office of the Victorian Government Architect to refine their designs for implementation.
Winning Design
“The winning proposals explore opportunities for rethinking conventional residential design and attitudes toward home; engaging strategically with the challenge of delivering scalable design solutions, capable of adapting to a range of urban, geographic and market conditions.”
Details
State
Victoria
Country
Wurundjeri Country
Client
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Project type
TWO-STAGE DESIGN
Competition Winners
Design Strategy Architecture + IncluDesign // LIAN // McGregor Westlake Architects // Spiral Architects Lab
Jury (titles at time of engagement)
Jennie Officer
● Director, Officer Woods Architects
Jill Garner
● Victorian Government Architect and Principal, Garner Davis Architects
Koos de Keijzer
● Principal, DKO
Matt Cohen
● Director Development Approvals & Urban Design, DELWP
Sadie Morgan
● Director, dRMM and Commissioner of the National Infrastructure Commission UK
Tony Isaacson
● Chairperson, Robin Boyd Foundation
Project Updates
08 November 2022
CityLab is excited to share that the four winning designs from the Future Homes Competition, of which CityLab was the Competition Advisor, are now available to purchase as part of the Future Homes program. The Maribyrnong Planning Scheme has now been updated to introduce the Future Homes pilot project including a new and bespoke planning provision to facilitate the streamlined delivery of high-quality, sustainable and liveable apartments, using one of the four Future Homes exemplar designs.
Victorian Government ↗
06 July 2020
Stage 2 shortlisted competitor announcement for Future Homes
Office of the Victorian Government Architect ↗
30 April 2020
First demonstration project announced for Future Homes.
