At a Glance
-
29
Rooms
-
6
Floors
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Offices
-
-
Client
-
-
LCS Advisory Pty Ltd
-
Multiplex
-
-
Architect
-
Bayley Ward
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Offices
- Client
-
- LCS Advisory Pty Ltd
- Multiplex
- Architect
- Bayley Ward
Share
When our client was looking to support travelling members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and their families, our team was there to help. Our solution? A passive house-style accommodation designed as a nurturing place to “care for the carers”.
To meet the strict requirements set by the Passive House Institute, close collaboration with the client and design team was needed to optimise the challenging existing heritage concrete façade. Additionally, sustainable building techniques such as using cross laminated timber for the building’s upper floors provide additional significant reductions of its embodied carbon (carbon emitted during a building’s construction). Passive House is a specialised building system in which heating and cooling is virtually not required regardless of the external environment—no matter the outside temperature, it’s comfortable inside, with high air quality. The benefits include energy savings of up to 90% and occupant comfort and health.
With the work now complete, nurses and midwives in Melbourne will have an affordable, comfortable place for respite. The best part? The project has been officially certified by the Passive House Institute, meeting the strictest requirements in the world for energy efficiency of buildings.
" }At a Glance
-
29
Rooms
-
6
Floors
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Offices
-
-
Client
-
-
LCS Advisory Pty Ltd
-
Multiplex
-
-
Architect
-
Bayley Ward
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Offices
- Client
-
- LCS Advisory Pty Ltd
- Multiplex
- Architect
- Bayley Ward