<ul>
	<li>Sustainable and design and fossil fuel free living!</li>
	<li>Thoughtful and smart design for comfortable, low maintenance living.</li>
	<li>Spacious and light filled interiors.</li>
</ul>

Enjoy bayside Brighton living in one of the most sustainable apartments developments in Victoria! 
The collection of apartments&nbsp;have a 7.5 NatHERS rating, a healthy construction process and fossil-fuel free living making Slate House a home to be proud of.

Much more than apartments, this project embraces Brighton’s architectural heritage - beautiful tiled roofs, robust materials and lush gardens - yet takes away the inefficiencies, the sprawl and the high maintenance. 
Austin Maynard Architects has ensured that all materials used are natural and beautifully raw. Slate House combines timeless techniques with new technologies to create sophisticated and functional forever homes.

Interior spaces are filled with natural light and feature clean and effortless transitions between the indoor and outdoor spaces, creating harmony in the home and promoting functionality and wellbeing. 
Each residence is designed for tranquility and ease of use – Slate House homes offer a luxury lifestyle that celebrates ecologically sustainable design.

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<ul><li>Sustainable and design and fossil fuel free living!</li>
	<li>Thoughtful and smart design for comfortable, low maintenance living.</li>
	<li>Spacious and light filled interiors.</li>
</ul>Enjoy bayside Brighton living in one of the most sustainable apartments developments in Victoria! 
The collection of apartments have a 7.5 NatHERS rating, a healthy construction process and fossil-fuel free living making Slate House a home to be proud of.

Much more than apartments, this project embraces Brighton’s architectural heritage - beautiful tiled roofs, robust materials and lush gardens - yet takes away the inefficiencies, the sprawl and the high maintenance. 
Austin Maynard Architects has ensured that all materials used are natural and beautifully raw. Slate House combines timeless techniques with new technologies to create sophisticated and functional forever homes.

Interior spaces are filled with natural light and feature clean and effortless transitions between the indoor and outdoor spaces, creating harmony in the home and promoting functionality and wellbeing. 
Each residence is designed for tranquility and ease of use – Slate House homes offer a luxury lifestyle that celebrates ecologically sustainable design.

Slate House - 7 Bleazby Avenue, Brighton

<ul>
	<li>Demolition of current buildings</li>
	<li>Construction of a mixed-use development</li>
	<li>Includes 2 &amp; 6-story residential buildings</li>
	<li>Incorporates 3 shops</li>
	<li>Features 4 townhouses with 3 bedrooms each</li>
	<li>Contains 5 apartments with 2 bedrooms</li>
	<li>Also includes 11 single-bedroom apartments</li>
	<li>And 1 four-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>Equipped with a lift for accessibility</li>
	<li>Exterior materials: brick cladding, aluminum balustrades, fences, shrouds, and window frames</li>
	<li>Utilizes glass blocks in the design</li>
	<li>Provides 2 levels of basement parking for 40 vehicles</li>
	<li>Offers 45 bicycle parking spaces</li>
	<li>Includes landscaping elements for aesthetic appeal</li>
</ul>

<ul><li>Demolition of current buildings</li>
	<li>Construction of a mixed-use development</li>
	<li>Includes 2 &amp; 6-story residential buildings</li>
	<li>Incorporates 3 shops</li>
	<li>Features 4 townhouses with 3 bedrooms each</li>
	<li>Contains 5 apartments with 2 bedrooms</li>
	<li>Also includes 11 single-bedroom apartments</li>
	<li>And 1 four-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>Equipped with a lift for accessibility</li>
	<li>Exterior materials: brick cladding, aluminum balustrades, fences, shrouds, and window frames</li>
	<li>Utilizes glass blocks in the design</li>
	<li>Provides 2 levels of basement parking for 40 vehicles</li>
	<li>Offers 45 bicycle parking spaces</li>
	<li>Includes landscaping elements for aesthetic appeal</li>
</ul>

197-205 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North

There's set to be a striking new addition to Fitzroy North's new apartment scene.

Plans have been filed by St George Fitn Pty Ltd, an entity linked to South African born pharmaceuticals boss Panagiotis Miltiadou, for a part two-storey, part six-storey mixed-use development with 21 dwellings and three retail tenancies on St Georges Road.

Miltiadou has amalgamated two sites,&nbsp;197-201 and 203-205 St Georges Road to create a 989 sqm block near Edinburgh Gardens

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Austin Maynard Architects are behind the designs for the new project which will have 17 apartments two and three-bedroom apartments and four double-storey townhouses to the western side of the building.

In their submission to the City of Yarra Council, Austin Maynard Architects said thedesign response for the subject site takes cues from the surrounding context with reference to building height, setbacks, articulation of form and amenity.

"The height of the proposal is justifiable in the precinct when considering the significant building heights not only present in the existing build form, but more recently permitted in the approval of the Piedemontes supermarket redevelopment. Significant setbacks and upper level articulation, the reduced bulk of the proposal also assists in reducing the perception of overall height of the building."

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They said, as&nbsp;a fundamental component of good design, sustainability is at the core of this proposed development.

"Passive solar gain is maximised where possible and light courts are located to allow for access to ample natural light and ventilation. This is a fossilfuel free building, with electrically run heatpump hot water. Solar PV panels on the roof will supplement the energy usage, and water collection/ re-use is maximised"

Town Planner Ratio said building proposes a flat roof form and will be of a contemporary design, comprising a suitable range of building materials including powdercoated metal, red brick and brickwork of muted tones, hit and miss brickwork and clear glazing.

"This material palette is derived from that of the surrounding streetscape which features predominantly heritage commercial buildings of masonry construction."

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Construction on the project is slated for 2024.

Ratio noted similar and higher density projects approve in the local area recently, specifically the&nbsp;VCAT approval nearby for 66 dwellings at 25-45 Best Street and 102-114 Scotchmer Street. The Jackson Clement Burrows Architect's designs for a seven-storey, mixed-use development also includes the retention of the existing Piedimonte’s supermarket, ancillary office space, a new bottleshop and café.

Miltiadou has amalgamated two sites, 197-201 and 203-205 St Georges Road to create a 989 sqm block near Edinburgh Gardens

Joel Robinson

First look: Fitzroy North set for fossil fuel-free new apartment development

When completed last year, the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/brighton-vic">Brighton apartment development</a>&nbsp;Slate House&nbsp;became&nbsp;Brighton’s first fossil-fuel-free multi-residential apartment building.

Developer Lucent engaged Austin Maynard Architects to design the three-level development of just 14 apartments, with the project team, led by&nbsp;Andrew Maynard, Mark Austin, Mark Stranan,&nbsp;focusing on aesthetics, context and sustainability.

Panos Miltiadou, Managing Director of Lucent, said they chose Austin Maynard Architects due to their varying design.

"All the design concepts we saw in the early stages came back the same, except Austin Maynard Architects who came back with a pitched roof," Miltiadou said.

"Placed in the context of the street, and specifically the heritage home next door, it resonated with us. The monolithic look is popular in Brighton but we knew that market was very well looked after. What didn’t exist was an apartment complex that felt like an architecturally designed home."

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Local downsizers have made up a majority of buyers in the 8.2 star, NatHERS rated building on Bleazby Avenue.

"It’s frequently assumed that sustainability comes with a certain roughshod aesthetic - exposed services, rough and raw finishes, but, as our project Garden House testifies, it can be wonderfully luxurious,"&nbsp;Miltiadou added.

"Slate House is a high-end residential apartment building with interiors that are suitably sophisticated and refined."

The affluent and distinctive Melbourne suburb, famous for its brightly-coloured bathing boxes, is home to mostly larger houses of either contemporary modern builds, Victorian villas or Edwardian homesteads. New apartment buildings typically take on a monolithic approach, with off-white concrete structures favoured in lieu of the heritage that has made the suburb what it is.&nbsp;

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The architects at Austin Maynard said in designing Slate House, the 'where' was paramount.&nbsp;

"Recognising and appreciating the suburb’s long-standing and prevailing character led to a building that sits quietly within its context; sensitive to the size and scale of houses in the area, and to its direct neighbour Kardinia House, a heritage protected home of historic significance," they said.&nbsp;

Slate House is one apartment building arranged into three seperate blocks, connected by common entry walkways.&nbsp;Situated on a T-shape block, allowing for two frontages, each of the buildings exhibit a different identity.&nbsp;

"The concept of dividing the larger form into three seperate elements ensure greater efficiency and resulted in light filled corridors with only three front doors on each level."

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"The main entrance on Bleazby Avenue is pedestrian, befitting of the quiet and leafy cul-de-sac. The Male Street frontage, a busier and wider vehicle thoroughfare, incorporates the entry to basement parking, but has the appearance of a much more private residence, relative in scale to the larger homes along the street."

The former Primitive Methodist Church (now converted into apartments), along with other churches and school buildings in the area (with similar pitched roofs) together with the Brighton beach boxes, were all important influences in the design of Slate House.

"We looked to architecture that spoke of scale, texture and character to inform the design. We aimed for the building to appear domestic, small and loveable. The intention was a synthesis of the prevailing heritage character and domestic context, to show there was an alternative to the overbearing and clinical modernist box."

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Achieving a NatHERS rating of 8.2 stars, Slate House is Brighton’s first fossil-fuel-free multi-residential apartment building

alisonwarters@gmail.com

Slate House: Architecture and sustainability in Brighton

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Approval has been granted for Brighton’s first fossil fuel-free apartments, Slate House, which will consist of 14 residences, featuring two and three-bedroom homes across three levels.

Slate House is set to achieve a NatHERS rating of 7.8 by incorporating a fossil-fuel-free embedded network and utilising energy-efficient appliances, as well as running entirely carbon neutral in operation. 

The project will be delivered by Lucent, who are renowned for the sell-out success of Nightingale and Little Miller apartments in Brunswick East. When asked whether there was a strong buyer demand for NatHERS and Green Star rated homes, Lucent Managing Director, Panos Miltiadou explained that given the response from their previous projects, buyers today held both sustainability and community in high regard.

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“Good design transcends far beyond a project’s look and feel. Drawing on our past experience we know that socially and environmentally led design is at the forefront of purchaser’s minds, particularly owner-occupiers, and therefore we see Slate House as contributing to the shift in challenging the status quo of apartment design in Australia… When looking for socially conscious and environment-led design, buyers want to lower their carbon footprint, as well as live within a community. NaTHERS ratings are a way for buyers to understand the sustainability of a building, through its thermal performance, materials and energy use."
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Panos Miltiadou, Lucent Managing Director

Miltiadou also acknowledged the gap in the market for “rightsized homes” – essentially a compromise for those who aren’t looking for a mansion and are not ready to downsize.  

<blockquote>
"Slate House is “rightsizing” - allowing buyers to reduce their footprint without compromising on function - and is a strong trend in suburbs like Brighton, where people have lived and want to remain. People want to be closer to amenity, shops, public transport, restaurants and parks and for their home to be low maintenance, yet the right size to entertain and lock up while away on holidays. Given its large-format homes, Slate House is an opportunity for both young families and 'rightsizers'."
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“While we are presenting something quite different for Brighton, the project aligns with our broader project portfolio and will be guided by the fundamental principles of sustainability, design merit, and transparency.”
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Panos Miltiadou, Lucent Managing Director

The development has been designed by the award-winning Austin Maynard Architects, and while renders are not yet available, we know that the apartments will incorporate the following materials and features:

FACADE*

<ul>
<li>Slate shingles</li>
	<li>Timber /Terracotta shingles</li>
	<li>Pod paver balconies</li>
	<li>Brick bagged</li>
	<li>Steel screens and hoods</li>
	<li>Glass sided stairs and common areas – clear</li>
	<li>Pitched roof with vaulted ceilings – not the Brighton wedding cake</li>
</ul>
INTERNAL*

<ul>
<li>Whitewashed timber panelling</li>
	<li>Timber flooring</li>
	<li>Terrazzo benchtops</li>
	<li>Integrated fridges and dishwashers</li>
	<li>Bluestone common areas</li>
	<li>Panel apartment entry doors</li>
	<li>Apartments with vaulted ceilings</li>
	<li>On grade car parking</li>
</ul>
KEY SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENTS

<ul>
<li>Operates on a fossil-fuel-free embedded network</li>
	<li>High-efficiency appliances</li>
	<li>Rainwater harvesting</li>
	<li>100% carbon neutral in operation</li>
</ul>
*Materials subject to change.

Planning applications for Slate House were lodged in November last year, a month following the land acquisition, with construction and sales due to launch next month. Completion is currently slated for 2021.

Lead image credit: Lucent
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