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Aris Apartments

michelle — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:15:23 +0000

Aris is a 95-unit mixed tenure building providing a range of housing solutions over seven levels. Located in the enviable inner city Brisbane suburb of Newstead the development combines market rate apartments and affordable housing options under the NRAS scheme. The building has been designed to achieve a 6 Star Energy Efficiency.

Earnshaw Haven

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:17 +0000

MODE DESIGN undertook the initial master plan to transform a surplus school facility into affordable housing and community facilities. The project incorporates climatic responsive principles such as natural lighting and ventilation, and a contemporary style of architecture for low cost housing that is competitive with market-rate development.

Kingfisher Lane Townhouses

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:54:21 +0000

This high-quality development is an abstraction of the traditional terrace house with each dwelling on freehold title land. These residences have set a new standard for small lot developments.

Ramsgate Residences

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:04:51 +0000

This is the first affordable housing component of the radical award-winning Kelvin Grove Urban Village and a significant step towards the Village’s social sustainability goals. A combination of 32 individual apartments of various sizes is located directly adjacent to privatae housing projects ranging through the market.

Oxenham Apartments

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:08:33 +0000

Mode Design undertook the initial master plan to trasnform a surplus school facility into affordable housing and community facilities. Designing within the constraints of the site master plan, the project incorporates climatic responsive principles and a contemporary style of architecture for low cost housing that is competitive with market-rate development.

Montague Road Townhouses

michelle — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:37 +0000

These townhouses were designed to integrate into the fabric of West End with the existing 1920′s residence retained in the streetscape of Montague Road. The three storey townhouses provide north/south orientation with an independent living space above the entry level. All townhouses have been designed to maximise cross ventilation and minimise heat. The high level of finishes and careful orientation of each unit provides excellent amenity for residents and visitors.

Milne Street Units

michelle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:42:45 +0000

This dated ‘six pack’ residential building was renovated to be competitive with newer construction in the rental market. A complete internal refurbishment was undertaken, with the existing three two bed units in the second floor converted to two three-bed units. Existing Juliet balconies were removed and new balconies now provide more than double the initial living area space.

Altitude Apartments

michelle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:17:29 +0000

This block of three storey townhouses located in inner city Brisbane are a contemporary interpretation of the traditional terrace house. Each unit varies to maximise orientation, privacy and views with a common court yard at the back.

Colton Crest Apartments

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:02:59 +0000

The design for this 5 block 29-unit affordable housing project allowed for a comparatively high density development to sit comfortably within a residential low-density streetscape. A sense of openness and additional space has been achieve with strategic positioning of the unit blocks and the creation of cross flow ventilation.

Keppera Sanctuary

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:09 +0000

This 15 hectare site in the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane currently accommodates 175 units with another 75 proposed under construction. The retirements living department in a previous quarry site features a large community centre and hostel. The steep topography of the site has presented significant challenges in the design of retirement facilities and has resulted in the production of unique and innovative variety of accommodation.