Wurundjeri of the Kulin Nation
Victoria
Nightingale Preston looks to the future. A future that pays homage to its past, that looks to regenerate the landscape and the planet while building equity and community. This building aims to find a solution for a housing crisis and climate crisis. The goal was a singular vision of rigorous efficiency. It’s all about using good design to make housing cheaper to build, cheaper to operate, cheaper to maintain.
NG Preston confidently holds the corner of the Oakover village and acts as a signal box straddling the boundary between the industrial rail corridor and the residential community of Oakover village, delivering a new residential village to the north of Thornbury Station, part of Darebin’s commitment to renewal and vibrant communities.
The building is designed in three parts to acknowledge three Preston histories.
Simple, robust and meaningful. Every material, every finish has been selected for a purpose and built to last.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
