CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING FROM HIPPIE IMAGE TO VIABLE SUSTAINABLE HOUSING DR TOM ALVES PRESENTATION TO THE THRIVING NEIGHBOURHOODS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2013

PLAN MELBOURNE – 9 KEY CONCEPTS  DELIVERING A NEW INTEGRATED ECONOMIC TRIANGLE  PROTECTING THE SUBURBS BY DELIVERING DENSITY IN DEFINED LOCATIONS  A STATE OF CITIES  DELIVERING A PIPELINE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES  BETTER USE OF EXISTING ASSETS  20-MINUTE NEIGHBOURHOODS  HOUSING CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY  TRANSITIONING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE CITY  GOOD GOVERNANCE AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS

HOUSING ISSUES  GROWTH – 1 MILLION+  AGEING  SUSTAINABILITY  AFFORDABILITY  DIVERSITY

GROWTH  GREENFIELD  BROWNFIELD  GREYFIELD?

AGEING  DOWNSIZING  AGEING IN PLACE  ADAPTABILITY?

SUSTAINABILITY  3 PLANET LIVING  LEGACY OF EXISTING URBAN FORM  TRANSITION?

AFFORDABILITY  CHRONIC ISSUE  SPATIAL ISSUE  LOOMING PROBLEM

THE GROWING ‘SUPPLY GAP’ SOCIAL HOUSING SCARCE AND RESIDUALISED HOME OWNERSHIP EXPENSIVE OR UNATTAINABLE TRANSITIONAL TENURE (PRIVATE RENTAL) BECOMES PERMANENT GROWTH IN HOMELESSNESS ~3% of housing stock in Victoria and shrinking 7x average household income required for entry (up from 3x 20 years ago)

DIVERSITY  TYPOLOGY  CHOICE?

Number of dwellings approved by dwelling type, states and territories and Source: ABS 2011 Building approvals, Australia Cat. No Prepared for the Australian Government, Major Cities Unit and first published in State of Australian Cities 2011

HOUSING SOLUTIONS  MEDIUM + HIGH DENSITY  CLOSE TO JOBS + TRANSPORT  FAMILY-FRIENDLY MDH  AFFORDABLE + SOCIAL HOUSING

HOME PURCHASE OPTIONS

CHARACTER + DESIGN  DISTINCTIVENESS AND SITE SPECIFICITY  PLACE MAKING  CULTURAL HISTORY  CONTINUITY + CHANGE

THE CONCEPT  GROUP OF HOUSEHOLDS FORM TO PROCURE CUSTOM DESIGNED MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING  SAVINGS MADE ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, MARGIN, AND MARKETING COSTS  OUTCOME IS CUSTOMER DRIVEN, MORE LIVEABLE HOUSING FOR OWNER OCCUPIERS

BAUGRUPPEN

TUBINGEN SUDSTAD

CONSUMER-LED DEVELOPMENT  ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO BE AN AGENT OF URBAN TRANSITION  INCREASE DENSITIES BY CHOICE  ALLOW DEMAND DRIVERS TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY AND DESIGN  AVOID COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPLY-DRIVEN MARKET

EXPAND THE MARKET FOR MDH  LOWER ENTRY THRESHOLD  MAKE IT VIABLE TO AGE IN PLACE  INCREASE VARIETY AND CHOICE OF DWELLING TYPES  ENABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALISATION  HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AND CREATE PLACES

BERLIN Kaden + Klingbeil