Population statistics support apartment market upswing
The most recent ABS statistics on Australia’s population show a 1.7% increase over the year to September 2012, with a strong increase in net migration – up 228,000. This is good news for the…
VIDEO: World’s thinnest house built in Poland
A house measuring 120cm wide at its widest point and 71cm wide at its narrowest point is currently under construction in the Polish capital of Warsaw. With living conditions that are described by…
New Light Rail Network set to transform the streets of Perth
In September last year, 54 years after the last tram rolled along the streets of Perth, the State Government announced its plans for the a new Light Rail Network to be called Metro…
All about Yoo – Inside Philippe Starck’s global design studio
Yoo Design Studio is the coming together of two powerhouse players to create one of the most unique property partnerships in existence. Founded by London-based loft developer John Hitchcox and world-renowed designer Phillipe…
Bloomberg announces New York ‘microunit’ design competition winner
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has today announced the winner of a design competition to develop a building of microunits on a city-owned site in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighbourhood. A team made…
2012: The year of 1 billion square metres of registered green building space
2012 was a momentous year for the International Green Building movement. According to the World Green Building Council, the amount of registered sustainable green building space eclipsed one billion square metres for the…
BVN, Donovan Hill merge to create new force
Two highly coverted architectural studios have come together to create a new studio, BVN Donovan Hill. The combined practice includes 14 principals and approximately 250 staff across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne studios, along…
Sustainable meets the city with Heller Street Park and Residences
Heller Street Park and Residences in Melbourne’s Brunswick area is an impressive residential project that unites contemporary inner-city living with open public parklands. Formerly the site of a rubbish tip, the Heller Street…
Pocket Penthouses – An emerging trend or marketing spin?
A private developer has responded to growing demand for “pocket penthouses” by creating one-bedroom apartments on a building’s prime penthouse level in Sydney’s Olympic Park. From atop the eye-catching 25-storey ATII tower, these apartments…
Visual Urban Planning helps make Bowden hot property
As an early mover responding to the desired inner-city densification identified in the new Greater Adelaide 30 Year Plan, the Bowden Village proposal was acknowledged in its preliminary stages as a high risk…
