Terrace House

2022 National Architecture Awards: Sustainable Architecture – Shortlist

Terrace House | Austin Maynard Architects

Traditional Land Owners: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung

Terrace House takes a revolutionary approach to housing and delivers quality homes that are environmentally, socially and financially sustainable. Addressing key Ecologically Sustainable Design categories in design and operations, the (fossil-fuel free) building reduces longterm environmental impact, cuts running costs, and has an average NatHERS Rating of 8.1 Stars.

Comprising of 20 ‘houses’ total – a mix 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes, the building has 70 bike parks and 3 commercial spaces. Intended as owner-occupier, Terrace House is the re-imagining of a past inner-city suburban life, where rows of workers cottages generated and nurtured close community. These are not apartments, these are Terrace Houses, stacked six storeys high.

Terrace House is the result of Austin Maynard Architects past clients, staff and allies, putting their own money at risk to create community-focused homes that are equitable, ethical, cost-effective, robust and resilient in the face of the growing climate crisis.

Client perspective:
How does the design benefit the way you live/work/play/operate/educate/other?

One of us is a public servant, the other is a school teacher. In our income bracket options for home ownership are limited to cookie-cutter suburban sprawl with a lengthy commute to work, or an inner city shoebox not suited to raising children.
Terrace House has given us peace of mind that we can live car-free and carefree in a 20 minute neighbourhood, close to all the amenities we need, and that we will be able to raise our children in a stable community of owner-occupiers that, like us, values equitable outcomes, environmental sustainability and great design.
Paula, resident

Practice team:

Mark Stranan, Project Architect
Mark Austin, Design Architect
Andrew Maynard, Design Architect

Builder:

Kapitol Group

Construction team:

Steve Watson & Partners, Building Surveyor
Openwork, Landscape Consultant
Architecture and Access, Access Consultant
Hansen, Planning Consultant
Ratio, Traffic Consultant
Irwin Consult, ESD Consultant
WSP, Acoustic Consultant
Omnii, Fire Engineer
BCA Engineers, Services Consultant
Adams Engineering, Structural Engineer
Armitage Jones, Project Manager