1 Bedford Street explores high density typologies in a tight urban context. The project is for 5 north facing townhouses located in an existing heritage streetscape.  The project tackles ideas of form making, architectural interpretation and density. It questions the identity and materiality of building fabric in sensitive and confined urban precincts. The projects also seeks to offer alternative forms of living in precincts which are traditionally dominated by either small apartment types or single detached terrace housing.

This project seeks a gritty and robust response in an area of high social character. The built form is derived from an abstraction and analysis of the prevailing street character and neighbourhood. The gable roof form and rhythm of window patterning are referenced and used architectonically. The corten facade instantly applies an aged character to the street façade allowing for assimilating within the neighbourhood.

The project offers alternative and non-traditional living typologies. 1 Bedford St strived to offer an alternative type for housing market. The community embraced the offering with an immediate uptake. The offering of architectural housing at $2500 perm2 build cost demonstrates that architectural housing can also be affordable and available to the wider community.

Solar Shading, Solar orientation, cross ventilation, access to public transport and density all drive a social and sustainable benefit all in a passive design response. The flexibility of four different plan types and flexibility to user requests allowed for a more customised and individual offering to all our clients.