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.
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Profile
Priya Raman
Director · Northbourne Architecture · Melbourne, Victoria
Priya Raman co-founded Northbourne Architecture in 2011 and leads its housing research practice. Her 2025 study of apartment design standards across four states is frequently cited in planning submissions.
- Expertise
- Apartment design · Social housing · Design standards · Infill development
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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/