Kaurna People
South Australia
YWCA Australia is an evolving intersectional feminist organisation that is working towards a future where gender equality is a reality for all women and people of marginalised genders. Their primary objective for this modest corner site within the City of Adelaide was to deliver an affordable housing project to provide long term housing solutions for women and their families who have experienced domestic and family violence. As Australia’s only national specialist women’s housing provider, this project of twenty-four new rental homes extends YWCA’s pipeline of secure and affordable accommodation. The compact site, of just over 350m2, is located on the northern end of Hutt Street, in close proximity to the park lands and within walking distance to the retail precincts and closely linked to public transport. The safe and secure one, two and three-bedroom apartments are available to women and their families on low to moderate incomes, below market rent.
YWCA Australia General Manager Community Housing Charlotte Dillon has said:
“This development will provide safe, stable, affordable, long-term housing for twenty-four women, including mothers with children, who have experienced family and domestic violence, and provide a foundation to heal.”
Nick Tridente, Design Architect
Paul Boyce, Project Architect
Peter Parente, Graduate of Architecture
Drew Rudd Engineers, Structural Engineer
Bestec, Services Consultant
Rider Levett Bucknall, Cost Consultant
KD Building Certifiers, Building Surveyor
Future Urban, Town Planner
Colby Phillips Advisory, Waste Management Consultant
Moto Projects, Project Manager
Oxigen, Landscape Consultant
Bestec, Acoustic Consultant
Drew Rudd Engineers, Civil Consultant