这四栋联排别墅为中密度住宅的设计提出了一种创新的方法。每个联排别墅都被设计成与室外有很好的联系，最大限度地获得了北面的光线和自然通风。内部空间允许灵活性和居住者的不同生活方式。我们面临的挑战是如何在四个南北走向的地块上提供尽可能多的采光设计，同时平衡可持续设计特征和材料选择与项目预算和预期转售价值。最终用户 “是未知的，所以设计特点和材料必须灵活、低维护、对环境影响小，以便为潜在的购买者提供价值。
These four townhouses present an innovative approach to the design of medium-density housing. Each townhouse has been designed with excellent connections to the outdoors, maximized access to north light, and natural ventilation. Internal spaces allow for flexibility and the varied lifestyles of inhabitants. The challenge was to provide designs that allowed north light to as many spaces as possible on the four north-south sites while balancing sustainable design features and material selection with the project budget and intended resale values. The ‘end user’ was not known, so design features and materials had to be flexible, low-maintenance, and have a low environmental impact, to provide value for potential purchasers.
除了良好的朝向，还创建了一个热效率高的围护结构，通过指定适当的材料和系统以及设计被动式太阳能元素，确保建筑最大限度地减少舒适和有效地生活所需的能源和水使用。倾斜的屋顶形式和中央可开启的夹层窗使 “堆积效应 “的通风和南面房间的光线得以实现。根据相关标准衡量，每个策略和规格都达到了很好的效果。
In addition to being well-orientated, a thermally efficient envelope was created, enhanced by specifying appropriate materials and systems and designing passive solar elements that ensure the building minimizes the energy and water use required to live in it comfortably and efficiently. Raking roof forms and central, operable clerestory windows allow ‘stack effect’ ventilation and north light to southern rooms. Each strategy and specification amounted to excellent results when measured against relevant standards.
布局、规模、材料和植被结合在一起，创造了一个尊重邻里的建筑。其结果是一个现代的、具有美感的开发项目，得到了当地社区的积极反馈和支持。其中一个突出的特点是内部庭院，为所有房间提供直接的自然光和通风。这避免了联排别墅设计中常见的内部空间昏暗的问题，提高了这些区域的质量和舒适度，并提供了一个更好的与户外的联系。
The layout, scale, materials, and vegetation combine to create a building that sits respectfully in its neighborhood. The result is a contemporary, aesthetically striking development that has received positive feedback and support from the local community. One of the standout features is the internal courtyards that provide direct natural light and ventilation to all rooms. This avoids the common townhouse design problem of dark internal spaces, enhancing the quality and comfort of those areas, and providing an improved connection with the outdoors.
这种庭院模式在典型的多住宅开发市场背景下是一种创新，因为它是一种有意识的选择，即牺牲潜在的内部建筑面积来获得精心设计的空间。大型滑动门允许一楼的内部空间相互扩展或关闭以保护隐私，为居民创造生活方式的灵活性。这进一步增强了建筑的可持续性，使用户能够调整空间，以适应他们不断变化的生活需求。
This courtyard model is innovative in the context of the typical multi-residential development market as it is a conscious choice to sacrifice potential internal floor area for well-designed spaces. Large sliding doors allow first-floor internal spaces to expand into one another or to close down for privacy, creating lifestyle flexibility for inhabitants. This further enhances the sustainability of the building, allowing users to adapt spaces to suit their changing lifestyle needs.
循环空间被最小化，开放式的楼梯设计扩展了院子的采光井。为了避免使用高能耗的钢材，我们采用了一种新的市场化的地板结构。MEGAjoist大跨度木地板托梁系统为批量市场建设提供了更环保的选择。我们与建筑商、结构工程师和MEGAjoist团队合作，使产品更进一步–在同一结构平面内实现双悬臂系统–这是该系统以前闻所未闻的应用。与开发商的合作带来了在住房市场上出类拔萃的建筑成果，提供了尊重居住者的更高质量的空间。开发商的风险得到了回报，联排别墅的售价大大超过了郊区的平均水平，这证明了注重智能布局和可持续发展的过程并不意味着开发商要牺牲收入。如果有高质量的设计，人们会认可并为其支付更多的费用。
Circulation space is minimized with the open staircase designed to extend the courtyard light well. To avoid using high embodied energy steel, we employed a new-to-market floor structure. The MEGAjoist long-span timber floor joist system offers a more environmentally friendly option for volume market builds. We worked with the builder, structural engineer, and MEGAjoist team to take the product further – enabling a double cantilever system in the same structural plane – a previously unheard-of application for the system. Collaborating with the developer led to a built outcome that excels in the housing market, offering higher quality spaces that respect the inhabitant. The developer’s risk paid off with the townhouses selling for considerably more than the suburb’s average, proving that focusing on smart layouts and sustainable processes don’t have to mean a trade-off in income for developers. People will recognize and pay more for good-quality design if it is made available.
Architects: Green Sheep Collective
Area : 778 m²
Year : 2017
Photographs :Emma Cross
Manufacturers : Hebel, Rylock, Dulux, Hy-Tech, Lysaght, Megajoist, Radial Timbers, Trimble Navigation, Waterplex
Builder : Elyte Focus
Structural Engineer : ZS Consulting
ESD Consultants : Filter ESD
Architect : Shae Parker McCashen
Documentation Lead : Arli Orford
Consulting Architect : Elyte Focus
City : Melbourne
Country : Australia