Category: Environment
"The masterplan is where the real smarts of the project lies ā€“ there is in-built permeability to the surrounding areas, dual frontages to dwellings to allow the live/work idea to flourish, community facilities, and a wetland for the native Wallam froglets." Architect Dominic Finlay-Jones talks ADR through Habitat, Byron Bayā€™s new mixed-use business hub.
"There is no way that any company that we know of could do what we did, and now there are 1200 people who are safe from the next cyclone," says Nev Hyman. After years of surfing the world's waters, Hyman collaborated with Ken McBride of HASSELL to create cyclone-proof prefab homes for remote villages, constructed from recycled waste plastic.
As technological advances abstract us from the natural world, some architects and built environment specialists seek to emphasise the impact of the elements through their work ā€“ creating seemingly impossible homes on cliff faces, and forming remarkable structures that mirror the ravages of geological processes.
The Andrews Government's chief infrastructure adviser is considering a $100 million plan for an elevated bicycle track in Melbourne's CBD, following a plan floated by Infrastructure Victoria.
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