infill housing springvale 

Masterplan _ Springvale VIC. Australia _ Design Completed 2018

Springvale South explores how medium-density infill housing can increase suburban density without sacrificing sunlight, landscape or choice.

Commissioned by Development Victoria, the project began with a research-led investigation into how a large suburban site could accommodate a diverse community through a flexible family of housing types. Site conditions, demographic research and market needs were considered together, informing compact dwellings capable of responding to different household structures, mobility requirements and patterns of occupation.

Rather than allowing dwelling yield alone to determine the masterplan, successive studies tested the relationship between density and amenity — increasing solar access, landscape, communal open space and permeability through the site. The developed scheme translates this thinking into a coherent neighbourhood of varied homes, landscaped edges and spaces that mediate between private life and the wider community.

BENT Team:
Paul Porjazoski, Rob Chittleborough, Thomas Zahner, Lana Blazanin, Michael Germano