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Nightingale Skye House

Type
Completion
2022

Location
Brunswick, VIC

Builder
Hacer

Collaborators
Hayball, Andy Fergus

Landscape
Openwork

Photography
Tom Ross

Nightingale Skye House is situated on the south side of Duckett Street and on the eastern edge of Nightingale Village. Skye House has been designed to celebrate Brunswick’s eclectic migrant heritage, whilst acknowledging the site’s industrial history. We looked to international architectural precedents when informing the arrangement and appearance of the building, and have drawn particular inspiration from Ricardo Bofill’s The Factory, seen in the design of the arched façade along Duckett Street. These arches are designed to encourage greenery to take hold and bring life to the building, much like The Commons & Nightingale 1. These repeated arches are a re-interpretation of a familiar Brunswick motif, referencing the eclectic Mediterranean houses scattered around the suburb.

Nightingale Village focuses on delivering at-cost housing to owner-occupiers and forming a community that is ethical, sustainable and human-centric. It’s not an urban experiment, but a chance to change the way housing is built on a wider scale and to create smart, deliberate and livable density. There's never been anything else like it before.

This project includes Teilhaus apartments.

Official website: Nightingale Skye House

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Nightingale Skye House stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.

Awards
ULI Awards for Excellence
2023
Global Winner
The Urban Developer Awards for Excellence
2023
Sustainability
Melbourne Design Awards
2023
Better Future, Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
Melbourne Design Awards
2023
Architecture, Multi Residential (Silver)
The Urban Developer Awards
2023
Decarbonisation in Real Estate
The Urban Developer Awards
2023
Design Innovation
Good Design Awards
2023
Architectural Design — Best in Class
Good Design Awards
2023
Architectural Design — Gold Winner
Premier’s Sustainability Awards
2023
Sustainable Places — Industry Leader Award
Sustainability Awards
2023
Multi-Residential Dwelling High Commendation
Design Anthology Awards
2023
Sustainability
National Architecture Awards
2023
Commendation for Urban Design
National Architecture Awards
2023
The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture — Multiple Housing
National Architecture Awards
2023
The David Oppenheim Award — Sustainable Architecture
INDE Awards
2023
The Multi Residential Building Award
INDE Awards
2023
Best of the Best Award
INDE Awards
2023
The Influencer (Shortlisted)
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Residential Design (Commendation)
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Residential Design VIC (Best of State)
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Sustainability Advancement (Commendation)
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
The Dimity Reed Melbourne Prize
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
Multiple Housing
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
The Allan and Beth Coldicutt Awards for Sustainability⁠
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
Urban Design
Frame Awards
2023
Best Co-Living Complex
Asia Pacific Award for Excellence
2023
Winner
Better Future Australian Design Awards
2023
Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
Dezeen Awards
2023
Sustainable Building of the Year
Dezeen Awards
2023
Housing Project of the Year
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Nightingale Skye House

Nightingale Skye House is situated on the south side of Duckett Street and on the eastern edge of Nightingale Village. Skye House has been designed to celebrate Brunswick’s eclectic migrant heritage, whilst acknowledging the site’s industrial history. We looked to international architectural precedents when informing the arrangement and appearance of the building, and have drawn particular inspiration from Ricardo Bofill’s The Factory, seen in the design of the arched façade along Duckett Street. These arches are designed to encourage greenery to take hold and bring life to the building, much like The Commons & Nightingale 1. These repeated arches are a re-interpretation of a familiar Brunswick motif, referencing the eclectic Mediterranean houses scattered around the suburb.

Nightingale Village focuses on delivering at-cost housing to owner-occupiers and forming a community that is ethical, sustainable and human-centric. It’s not an urban experiment, but a chance to change the way housing is built on a wider scale and to create smart, deliberate and livable density. There's never been anything else like it before.

This project includes Teilhaus apartments.

Official website: Nightingale Skye House

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Type
Multi-Residential
Completion
2022

Location
Brunswick, VIC

Builder
Hacer

Collaborators
Hayball, Andy Fergus

Landscape
Openwork

Photography
Tom Ross

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Nightingale Skye House stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.

Awards
Dezeen Awards
2023
Housing Project of the Year
Dezeen Awards
2023
Sustainable Building of the Year
Better Future Australian Design Awards
2023
Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
Asia Pacific Award for Excellence
2023
Winner
Frame Awards
2023
Best Co-Living Complex
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
Urban Design
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
The Allan and Beth Coldicutt Awards for Sustainability⁠
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
Multiple Housing
VIC Architecture Awards
2023
The Dimity Reed Melbourne Prize
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Sustainability Advancement (Commendation)
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Residential Design VIC (Best of State)
Australian Interior Design Awards
2023
Residential Design (Commendation)
INDE Awards
2023
The Influencer (Shortlisted)
INDE Awards
2023
Best of the Best Award
INDE Awards
2023
The Multi Residential Building Award
National Architecture Awards
2023
The David Oppenheim Award — Sustainable Architecture
National Architecture Awards
2023
The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture — Multiple Housing
National Architecture Awards
2023
Commendation for Urban Design
Design Anthology Awards
2023
Sustainability
Sustainability Awards
2023
Multi-Residential Dwelling High Commendation
Premier’s Sustainability Awards
2023
Sustainable Places — Industry Leader Award
Good Design Awards
2023
Architectural Design — Gold Winner
Good Design Awards
2023
Architectural Design — Best in Class
The Urban Developer Awards
2023
Design Innovation
The Urban Developer Awards
2023
Decarbonisation in Real Estate
Melbourne Design Awards
2023
Architecture, Multi Residential (Silver)
Melbourne Design Awards
2023
Better Future, Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
The Urban Developer Awards for Excellence
2023
Sustainability
ULI Awards for Excellence
2023
Global Winner
Press/Media