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About to submit this design for 8 townhouses on a small sloping and irregular shaped block in West Melbourne. The design challenge compounded by a basement car park and sensitive low rise heritage interfaces to the east and south...

Our 8 townhouse application at 6-8 Grange Road Alphington is getting closer to a notice of decision. We only received 2 objections to the scheme which comprises 8 dwellings above a basement on a 1085m2 site... http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/project/grange-road-alphington-townhouses/

Grange Road, Alphington | Pillar+Post Grange Road, Alphington This 8 townhouse project features four 4-bedroom dwellings and four 3-bedroom dwellings on a site of 1085 square metres in Alphington. The site sits across two properties with an east-west orientation. The orientation of the site and the desired yield provided the two main de...

Very excited this week to have the City of Yarra confirm they are supportive of our 5 townhouse application off Queens Parade in North Fitzroy. This is despite the application attracting 99 objections which is a studio record! A good example of how taking a collaborative approach with Council can result in positive outcomes...
http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/project/queens-parade-north-fitzroy-townhouses/

Queens Parade, North Fitzroy | Pillar+Post Queens Parade (rear), North Fitzroy This 5 townhouse project on a 266 square metre lot is located off a series of laneways behind Queens Parade in North Fitzroy. Three intersecting lane ways provide access to the south-north oriented site. The design takes advantage of this access by providing on gr...

We recently submitted a paper to the Turnbull government affordable housing working group.

Our proposal centred on a simple and scalable model to deliver affordable housing quickly, efficiently and beautifully. We think this could be done by developing locally designed, manufactured and fabricated affordable housing, built to a high standard using modular building techniques and funded via a combination of bank funding and bonds.

We welcome any feedback on our idea...

http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/our-submission-to-the-turnbull-affordable-housing-working-group/

Pillar+Post | Submission to Turnbull government affordable housing working group Pillar+Post submission to the Turnbull government on how to boost the supply of affordable rental housing using innovative financing and modular housing

Check out our latest featured project, a 6 townhouse development in Thornbury... http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/project/strettle-st-thornbury/

Strettle St, Thornbury | Pillar+Post Strettle Street, Thornbury This project near Merri Creek in Thornbury features six double-storey townhouses of around 130 sqm of living. Measuring around 1430 sqm with a 20 metre frontage and 70 metre length, the most exciting thing about the site is its elevated position. Sitting close to the t…

Thinking of purchasing a development site?

2015 was an intensely competitive year when it came to buying development sites. Despite this our little team managed to acquire 10 development sites for our clients worth just over $13m.

So what did we learn from our experiences in 2015...?http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/acquiring-development-sites-for-sale/

Pillar+Post | Finding value in a tough market - development site acquisition 2015 was an intensely competitive year when it came to the acquisition of development sites. Despite this our little team managed to acquire 10 development sites worth just over $13m...

Significant rezoning for Carlton to support the future Melbourne Metro Rail underground station at Parkville... http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/victoria/3654-victorian-government-rezones-land-to-support-development-around-the-future-parkville-station.html

We've been dreaming about the impossible. Check out our solution to making architecture more affordable... http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/project/modular-homes-melbourne-victoria/

We are hiring! Are you or do you know a registered architect with 5+ years post grad experience? Please get in touch or share...http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/we-are-hiring/

Did you know that Darebin Council is planning to lock up an additional 40% of its land to development? If you believe infill development is the sustainable way for our city to cope with future growth or if you are thinking of developing, investing or residing in Darebin in the future now is the time to have your say...http://surveys.darebin.vic.gov.au/s3/Seeking-Community-Opinion-on-Changes-to-Residential-Zones

Seeking Community Opinion on Changes to Residential Zones Seeking Community Opinion on Changes to Residential Zones. Created using SurveyGizmo, online survey software.

In our latest post we ask two leading finance brokers about the APRA changes and what the implications are for investor and development finance in the short term…http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/journal/

Melbourne is moving in on becoming Australia's biggest (and best!) city
http://m.theage.com.au/victoria/australian-cities-boom-as-melbourne-closes-in-on-sydney-20150331-1mbqj3.html

Australia's cities booming - and Melbourne growing fastest of all Melbourne is closing in on Sydney as the nation's biggest city, growing by almost 100,000 people in the last year alone, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.

Last week we launched our new brand and website. We'd love to hear what your think... http://www.pillarandpost.com.au/

Interesting observations on the rapid growth of Melbourne middle-ring markets. We are definitely seeing a lot of competition between homeowners and developers across Whitehorse and Darebin for our Site Search & Acquisition clients... http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/finding/location/vic/40904-melbourne-s-middle-ring-leading-the-way-terry-ryder.html

Melbourne's middle ring leading the way: Terry Ryder Melbourne isn’t getting the same headlines as Sydney, but it continues to present as a solid property market, with few signs of decline.

Happy hump day from sunny West Melbourne!

Know an architect or draftsperson with 5+ years experience ready to start work immediately? We are hiring... http://www.seek.com.au/Job/28094789

Mid-level Architect/Draftsperson (Revit) Job in Melbourne - SEEK Architectural Drafting, Design-led practice seeking an architect or draftsperson with strong documentation skills (5+ years) for initial 3-6 month contract

Can Melbourne lower its temperature by 4 degrees?

http://www.urbanalyst.com/around-the-web/victoria/3134-can-melbourne-lower-its-temperature-by-4-degrees.html

Can Melbourne lower its temperature by 4 degrees? Can Melbourne lower its temperature by 4 degrees? Neil McMahon investigates the City of Melbourne's strategies to help reduce the city's temperature....

Interesting analysis on the top 10 areas of forecast new housing supply across Melbourne... Something to consider if you are looking to invest in these areas http://blog.corelogic.com.au/2015/02/words-caution-housing-supply/

Some words of caution on housing supply In a blog post produced a few weeks ago (HERE), we highlighted that the number of dwellings approved for construction reached an all-time high over the year to November 2014 with almost 200,000 app...

Good snapshot of where the Melbourne market is at right now. New listings down nearly 15% from 12 months ago...http://blog.corelogic.com.au/2015/01/residential-property-listings-whats-happening-compare-last-year/

Residential Property Listings – What’s happening and how does it compare to last year? Each week, CoreLogic RP Data monitors residential properties coming to the market for sale through what is commonly known as ‘listing activity’. Listings are tracked across three different categori...

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We are trying to convince our builders to do this!

Here Is Why USB Drives Are Buried In Walls All Across New York Did you know that USB Drives are embedded in walls, buildings and curbs in Big Apple? Well, We didn’t. We wonder how this piece of information was always left out in all the major TV shows which ei...

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/is-melbourne-an-intense-place-nowhere-near-intense-enough-for-planners-and-architects-20150112-12lxi7.html
Interesting article from The Age on the drivers for urban growth in Melbourne..

"The consequence of not intensifying development in Melbourne's middle suburbs is severe, the greatest planning challenge facing Melbourne today is making low-rise areas 'middle rise'."

Is Melbourne an intense place? Nowhere near intense enough, say planners and architects A major, federally funded report – written by architects, urban designers, councils and several state government departments – explores why little has changed in how Melbourne develops.

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