AIA Victorian Chapter Awards

Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing has won a Commendation for Urban Design at the 2024 Victorian Architecture Awards.

The jury said:

'Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing proffers an optimistic urbanism, where density, affordability, and landscape flourish in dialogue. Skilfully massed, the housing is contextually agile.

It steps from homely townhouses to civic proportions of six levels, respectfully evading the canopies of 20 mature trees and providing 130 comfortable homes in the same space as 13 homes across the road. Abundant public/private gradients are interwoven dexterously throughout with particular care given to the privacy of ground floor apartments. This is a rigorous, generous architecture.'

Congratulations to the design team, NH Architecture, Bird de la Coeur Architects, Openwork and Tract Consultants. And a big thank you to the Urban Design Jury.