But the popularity of ride-share services, as well the increasing automation of vehicles over the next two decades, 3 raises important questions about the future of car spaces in inner Melbourne, where up to 40 percent of inner-city parking goes unused every day. Current planning controls mandate the inclusion of off-street parking in apartment developments (the Nightingale developments have had to seek parking waivers). Photograph (Nightingale 1)ĭisincentives for private car ownership through the acquisition of inner- city sites close to train stations and bike paths, the provision of dedicated car-share vehicles and the absence of private parking space – although contentious among some residents’ groups – are attempts at lobbying for more sustainable land-use regulations. It seems timely, then, to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that Nightingale has presented through its “learning by doing” approach, and to consider what lessons might be transfer-able to affect broader, systemic change.Ĭurrent residents say that they value the community-minded nature of Nightingale developments and their shared spaces. Six years on from the birth of Nightingale and in a year marred by catastrophic bushfires and a global pandemic – both of which are symptomatic of a planet pushed to its limits by unsustainable material globalization – we are confronted with a rare opportunity to reassess and redirect building and consumption practices in Australia. “The system is broken,” says Jeremy McLeod, founding director of Breathe Architecture and the brains behind Nightingale Housing, which offers an alternative approach to apartment design and delivery that prioritizes sustainability, affordability, livability and transparency. In central Melbourne, the rapid construction of apartment buildings over the past decade in response to unprecedented population growth has delivered a glut of poorly designed apartments that predate minimum standards, at densities not seen even in cities such as Hong Kong and New York.
There is a need in Australia for creative housing solutions that better respond to household diversity, address persistent problems of affordability and help to accelerate the pace of sustainable development toward a low-carbon future.
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