2024 Semester 1

Home(s) in Hawthorn: In a time where housing demands overwhelms supply, in a place (Melbourne) that was once deemed the most livable city, housing insecurity invades our society, and the dream of suburban living becomes ever more intangible.

Core-idor: This project endeavours to redefine social housing by fostering a vibrant community ethos, cantered around fostering neighbourly connections, while responding the unique topography of the site.

The Unified Tapestry: The middle ground between extortionately priced, low density detached homes and high-density affordable housing scarcely exists within Melbourne, often leaving larger, low-socio economic families at the very fringes of cities, or inhumanely packed into inadequately sized units.

More Than a Roof Over Heads: Rental housing is in crisis. People are constantly on the move, without a sense of home. Long term, stable housing is falling out of reach.

Beyond the Grids: Is an innovative shared living project located in Hawthorn, Melbourne. The grids symbolize the orderly, yet often restrictive, layout of urban environments.

‘Home’ not ‘Housing’ Your cup of tea: A home is made up of small fragmentary moments, atmospheres, and daily rituals.

Topography House Elevating the Landscape: "The Topology House" reinvigorates the prominent local topography and brings the landscape back into the forefront of multi residential housing discourse.

Core House: The Swiss Army Knife is an altruistic instrument. Easy, accessible, and compact to optimise living.

Border House: Aims to capture and embody the core principles of Democratic design

This Place is a Shelter: Inspired by insights from YIRP's responses, we recognize that subconscious and mental health issues often go unnoticed until they escalate.

Quotidian Housing Development: For many Melburnians, the dream of owning a home is unattainable. What measures can ensure access to social, safe, and affordable housing?