Nightingale Village Brunswick, VIC
Located on Duckett Street in Brunswick, The Nightingale Village is a collection of six neighbouring buildings, each designed by a different award-winning architect using the social, environmental and financial sustainability principles of the Nightingale model. While each building has its own investors and is its own financial entity led by the architect, the adjacency of the developments offered a unique chance to co-operate and align with each other to achieve better outcomes across the site for investors, residents, retailers and the urban fabric.
The 4,012m² site comprises 203 homes across six buildings, 27 of these dwellings are allocated to community housing providers Housing Choices Australia and Women’s Property Initiatives. The Nightingale Village buildings are:
- Nightingale Urban Coup, by Architecture architecture and Breathe
- Nightingale ParkLife by Austin Maynard Architects
- Nightingale Skye House by Breathe
- Nightingale Evergreen by Clare Cousins Architects
- Nightingale CRT+YRD by Hayball, and
- Nightingale Leftfield by Kennedy Nolan
As architects in collaboration for Nightingale Village, Hayball was responsible for overseeing the documentation deliverables of the six buildings that compose the precinct including the management, representation, and coordination of the other five collaborating architectural practices, and design consultants.
The large, complex project team participated in an extensive peer-review process to deliver six distinctive buildings with a cohesive vision of the Village. These measures instantiate the community-driven approach and set a new standard for sustainable, community-centred design.
Each building in The Village achieves a NatHERS rating between 7.8 to 9 stars. The precinct is liberally landscaped and constructed with low-embodied carbon materials. Zero gas buildings feature rooftop solar array delivered through embedded energy networks. Generous, easily accessible bike parking encourages the use of active transport.
Services
- Documentation
- Architecture
- Masterplanning
Project Status
Completed 2022
Client
Duckett Acquisition Collective Pty Ltd
Awards
2024 Australian Design Awards, Gold, Better Future – Environmental Sustainability
2024 Australian Design Awards, Silver, Architecture – Multi Residential – Constructed
2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards, Finalist, Architectural Design
2023 Dezeen Awards, Winner, Architecture, Sustainable Building of the Year
2023 The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence, Winner, Excellence in Design Innovation
2023 The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence, Winner, Excellence in Sustainability
2023 Sustainability Awards, Highly Commended, Multi-Residential Dwelling
2023 AIA National Architecture Awards, Commendation, Urban Design
2023 ULI Global Awards for Excellence, Winner
2023 Design Anthology Awards, Winner, Sustainability Category
2023 Premier’s Sustainability Awards, Winner, Sustainable Places – Industry Leader Category
2023 FRAME, Winner of the Year, Co-Living Complex Category
2023 Dezeen Awards, Winner, Architecture, Housing Project of the Year
2023 Good Design Australia Awards, Best in Class
2023 Good Design Australia Awards, Gold
2023 INDE Awards, Shortlist, Influencer
2023 INDE Awards, Winner in the Multi-Residential Building Category
2023 INDE Awards, Winner in the Best of the Best Category
2023 Better Future Melbourne Design Awards, Gold Winner in the Environmental Sustainability Category
2023 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence, Winner
2023 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner, The Dimity Reed Melbourne Prize
2023 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner, Urban Design
2023 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Winner, Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing