The Brougham Street Cohousing development is a resident-led and collaboratively funded project to deliver 21 homes at cost (targeting a saving of circa 15% less than the market value) with 60% of the site being communal open space and facilities. Their motto “where earth, heart and village share a table” captures the project’s strong focus on creating value and affordability, building a strong intergenerational cohousing community, and achieving exemplar sustainability outcomes.

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The proposal seeks to leverage the scale and natural assets of the site through:

• Designing buildings to maximise solar access, aiming at NatHERs 7+ stars with Gold Standard Liveability for those who require it

• Incorporating existing substantial trees into the landscape design

• Adaptive reuse and enhancement of existing buildings 

• Delivering a network of boardwalks and pathways

• Providing substantial communal open space and landscaped corridors

• Shared communal spaces, such as a native bushland with existing waterbodies, urban vegetable garden, communal recreation and communal storage areas, and bike storage.