Development
Apartment design standards add 9 per cent to delivery cost, study finds
The study finds that identical apartment layouts cost between 4 and 13 per cent more to deliver depending on the state in which they are built.
Amara Okafor/
Northbourne Architecture
Northbourne Architecture works predominantly on infill apartment and social housing projects in Melbourne and Adelaide, with a research practice focused on the cost of Australian apartment design standards.
- Sector
- Architecture
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Founded
- 2011
- Website
- example.com
Projects
Selected pipeline and completed works
| Project | Location | Status | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Street Housing | Collingwood, VIC | Completed 2025 | 68 |
| Prospect Terraces | Prospect, SA | Under construction | 42 |
Coverage
2 stories
Policy
Social housing delivery falls short of target in three states
Construction capacity, not funding, is the binding constraint on the current social housing programme.
Tom Brennan/