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Throughout the traditionally working class suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne's inner north, apartment developments are popping up everywhere as urbanites scramble for their own slice of inner-city living. These buildings are modern and comfortable, though many are cut from the same commercially oriented architectural cloth. But among them stands a beacon of green and thoughtful design. The Commons by local firm Breathe Architecture is a beautiful five-story apartment block with sustainability emanating from every square foot, from the bicycle rack to the communal veggie garden on its roof.
Around seven years ago, Jeremy McLeod, who started Breathe Architecture in 2001, had grand plans of creating Australia's flagship sustainable apartment building. But the onset of the global financial crisis didn't exactly make things easy, as he had trouble securing a loan and finding a developer with whom his priorities aligned.
"It started with a big dream," McLeod tells Gizmag, resting against the wall outside apartment 101, the home he shares with his partner. "As is usually the case with such a big plan, parts of this was stripped away over time, but I still think we came away with something epic."
McLeod isn't the only one who would describe The Commons as such. Since the completion of building late last year, awards have rained down on him and his team. The Commons was recognized at the Victorian Architecture Awards as the year's "exemplar of apartment living." It then took out the Multi-Density Residential and Best of the Best Categories at the 2014 Sustainability Awards and went on to receive both the Award for Residential Architecture and Sustainable Architecture at the 2014 National Architecture Awards earlier this month.
The Commons is located just off Sydney Road, Brunswick's bustling thoroughfare lined with everything from bakeries to dressmakers to beer-soaked bars frequented by patrons from all over the city. Nestled in hard up against a train line, the building houses 24 two-bedroom apartments, whose residents enjoy a ten-step wander to bike path connected to the city's network, 20 steps to the train platform and a block to trams bound for the city center.
"One of our main design approaches was this exercise in reduction, we took out everything that wasn't necessary, starting with the car park in the basement," says McLeod, gesturing toward the buffet of transport options. "We built a storage room for 72 bikes instead."
Further to discouraging residents from engaging in the gas-guzzling exercise of inner-city driving, this also saved around A$750,000 (US$638,000) in construction costs. As much of the soil in the area is contaminated, making way for a basement car park wouldn't have been your standard excavation job. Leaving it be meant that money that could be directed toward the other sustainable elements of the design.
A 360 mm (13.8 in) thick, acoustically insulated wall on the western side shields the building from the rattle of trains that run well past midnight. Its outer skin is made from corrugated opaque fiberglass with a corrosive-resistant gel coating. Built into the wall is 75 mm (2.95 in) ventilated cavity, drawing air through perforated copper panels to flush hot air out of the top. On the north, balcony side, dangling chains host climbing wisteria vines that sprout healthy green leaves to shade the apartments in the summer, before shedding them in the winter to let in warmth from the sun.
None of the apartments feature air conditioning, instead relying on the building's thermal efficiency and simple ceiling fans to keep cool in the summer. Heating is provided by way of two gas hydronic boilers, and each apartment is fitted with a "kill switch" at its front door enabling residents to cut power to all outlets and appliances (bar the refrigerator) when leaving home.
McLeod's exercise in reduction is evident all throughout the building, enhancing the raw, minimalist aesthetic. Recycled bricks make up the foyer walls on the ground floor, while untouched concrete complete with pencil scrawled during the two years of construction lines the staircase up to the second floor.
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A plan to tear down an aging Main Street plaza in Williamsville and replace it with a three-story retail and apartment building has been given the endorsement it needs after nearly two years in the pipeline.
The Williamsville Planning Board approved site plans last week for the mixed-use project at Main and Hirschfield Drive, which will include retail on the first floor and upscale apartments on the second and third floors.
Architectural designs still need to be approved by the Village Planning Board. But the go-ahead given last week coupled with site plan approval from the Amherst Planning Board in August paved the way for demolition and construction to begin by next spring or summer.
This is exactly the type of project were looking for in the village, said Williamsville Trustee Christopher J. Duquin. Its mixed-use, set to the street, commercial under residential, and parking in the back.
Since the project was proposed in March 2013, it has generated some opposition. That includes the owners of two nearby businesses Main Street News & Tobacco and Alterations by Lena who area concerned that the new development will squeeze them out of their already limited street parking.
Im worried about the overflow from them, said Ben Galletti of Main Street Tobacco and News. If you dont have somewhere to park, people arent going to come in.
Duquin and Williamsville Mayor Brian J. Kulpa have invited opponents of the project to the Village Board meeting Tuesday to discuss the project. However, the project doesnt need approval from the board, and the discussion will be more of an opportunity for officials to explain how this venture fits into the broader picture for Main.
At the end of the day, we think we filled the planning objective of both the Village of Williamsville and the Town of Amherst for the redevelopment of properties in this section of Main, said Sean W. Hopkins, the attorney representing the developer.
The redevelopment project is proposed by Dr. Lawrence N. Teruel, an Arizona physician whose father for years had owned this property located directly across from Williamsville South High School.
The proposed L-shaped brick building would come up to the sidewalk and anchor the corner of Main and Hirschfield with 18,600 square feet of retail space on the first floor and parking in the back for 98 vehicles.
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Wellington regions Local Heroes honoured for services to the community
Everyday people doing exceptional things were the toast of the town tonight (Monday) as the Wellington region honoured its very own Local Heroes.
As part of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards 2015, the 20 winners of the Local Heroes category were presented with their awards at a special medal presentation ceremony at Kiwibank Head Office in Wellington.
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown was on hand to present the medals. She congratulated the recipients on their award and said that it was vital that communities continued to acknowledge the contributions they made.
Many of these medal winners are unsung heroes whose selflessness has had a profound effect on the lives of so many. Those acts of optimism and commitment are what hold a community together, she said.
Tonights ceremony starts at 5.30pm at Kiwibank Head Office in Wellington.
The recipients of the Kiwibank Local Heroes Awards for the Wellington region are:
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