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Wangaratta Community Housing
Wangaratta Community Housing
Wangaratta, Australia
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Wangaratta Community Housing
Wangaratta, Australia
The Site
BY Projects Architecture was engaged by Beyond Housing, a community housing provider for regional Victoria, to deliver a new social housing development in Wangaratta, continuing a decade-long collaboration between the two organisations.
In response to an ongoing shortage of social and affordable housing in the region, Beyond Housing partnered with the Peter & Lyndy White Foundation to provide safe, secure, and affordable homes for the local community.
The site, previously occupied by Max Parkinson Lodge—an aged care facility in Wangaratta’s north—was acquired and reimagined as a community housing precinct. Located at the end of a quiet suburban street and backing onto a mature creek corridor, the site offered a rare combination of privacy, amenity, and connection to landscape.
The Brief
Beyond Housing and the local council sought to maximise the provision of one- and two-bedroom dwellings while maintaining a low-density character consistent with the surrounding neighbourhood of single-storey brick homes. The development was required to respect the established streetscape, provide generous spacing between buildings, and preserve access to the creek corridor at the rear of the site.
The brief prioritised cost-effective, durable construction within a tightly controlled budget, without compromising amenity, privacy, or long-term livability.
The Design
The design approach was driven by the need to reconcile density, affordability, and a low-rise suburban context. A series of two-storey, timber-framed buildings was adopted to maximise dwelling yield while preserving generous open space and minimising site coverage.
Thirteen dwellings were arranged as a precinct rather than a single mass, allowing buildings to be separated by shared gardens and circulation spaces. This configuration reduces visual bulk, improves access to daylight and ventilation, and strengthens the relationship between the dwellings and the creek corridor beyond.
Private verandahs and rear gardens were integrated into each dwelling to extend living spaces outdoors and reinforce a sense of individual ownership within a collective setting. A restrained material palette of lightweight cladding and brick references the surrounding neighbourhood while supporting an economical, durable construction methodology.
The project positions social housing as a considered urban response, where spatial efficiency, material restraint, and sensitivity to context underpin long-term livability and community wellbeing.
BY Projects Architecture was engaged by Beyond Housing, a community housing provider for regional Victoria, to deliver a new social housing development in Wangaratta, continuing a decade-long collaboration between the two organisations.
In response to an ongoing shortage of social and affordable housing in the region, Beyond Housing partnered with the Peter & Lyndy White Foundation to provide safe, secure, and affordable homes for the local community.
The site, previously occupied by Max Parkinson Lodge—an aged care facility in Wangaratta’s north—was acquired and reimagined as a community housing precinct. Located at the end of a quiet suburban street and backing onto a mature creek corridor, the site offered a rare combination of privacy, amenity, and connection to landscape.
The Brief
Beyond Housing and the local council sought to maximise the provision of one- and two-bedroom dwellings while maintaining a low-density character consistent with the surrounding neighbourhood of single-storey brick homes. The development was required to respect the established streetscape, provide generous spacing between buildings, and preserve access to the creek corridor at the rear of the site.
The brief prioritised cost-effective, durable construction within a tightly controlled budget, without compromising amenity, privacy, or long-term livability.
The Design
The design approach was driven by the need to reconcile density, affordability, and a low-rise suburban context. A series of two-storey, timber-framed buildings was adopted to maximise dwelling yield while preserving generous open space and minimising site coverage.
Thirteen dwellings were arranged as a precinct rather than a single mass, allowing buildings to be separated by shared gardens and circulation spaces. This configuration reduces visual bulk, improves access to daylight and ventilation, and strengthens the relationship between the dwellings and the creek corridor beyond.
Private verandahs and rear gardens were integrated into each dwelling to extend living spaces outdoors and reinforce a sense of individual ownership within a collective setting. A restrained material palette of lightweight cladding and brick references the surrounding neighbourhood while supporting an economical, durable construction methodology.
The project positions social housing as a considered urban response, where spatial efficiency, material restraint, and sensitivity to context underpin long-term livability and community wellbeing.
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