Semester 1 2018 Studio H
MUP Studio H: Housing
Dr Kate RAYNOR and Rebecca SIRIANNI
The lack of affordable housing is a significant and growing challenge in Melbourne. Increasingly, affordable housing is being delivered through partnerships between local and state government, private developers, not-for-profit organisations, philanthropies and community groups.
This studio will challenge students to investigate existing best-practice affordable housing projects throughout Melbourne, focusing on the design elements, partnership arrangements and service elements that make these projects special.
The studio will apply these lessons to the rapidly growing City of Whittlesea in Melbourne’s north. Working closely with the Whittlesea Council and with input from some of the project teams responsible for four different projects in the area, the studio will develop innovative solutions for incorporating affordability into residential and mixed-use projects.
Learning outcomes will focus on:
- Identifying affordability issues and how they can be resolved through effective strategic planning and project design
- Researching and distilling lessons from innovative affordable housing projects
- Proposing creative solutions to policy, finance and design barriers to developing innovative housing projects
- Communicating and advocating effectively in a clear and professional manner
STUDIO LOCATION + SCHEDULE
Monday 17:15 - 20:15
Venue: MSD-240
Thursday 09:00 - 12:00
Venue: MSD-137