Nightingale Evergreen
Part of
The Village
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With only 27 apartments, Nightingale Evergreen is the smallest building in the Village and boasts a direct connection to Bulleke-bek Park on West Street.
Textured concrete external walls define the lower floors of the building, for seasonal vegetation to adorn. Upper floors are expressed by a deep green metal skin with steel framing members supporting balconies open to the sky. At ground level verdant plantings line the building’s colonnade entry, which is open-air and washed in afternoon sun. The entry leads to a central garden, and an open-air stair connecting the two halves of the building, allowing generous light and ventilation through the centre and all habitable rooms.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which Nightingale Evergreen stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture.
Design features
- Fossil fuel-free
- Average 8.1 stars NatHERS rating
- 25.6kW photovoltaic array
- Low embodied energy materials
- Embedded electricity network (100% GreenPower)
- Embedded commercial-grade internet network
- Rainwater collected for common area use and commercial tenancy toilets
- Hydronic heater panels
- Energy efficient heat pump hot water system
- Shared rooftop with veggie patches and communal laundry
- Includes Teilhaus apartments
- Ample secure bicycle parking, close to public transport and easy access to 10+ car share vehicles at The Village
Media & press
- Australian projects win 2023 Dezeen Awards—Architecture Australia
- Nightingale Village honoured with top gong at Premier’s Sustainability Awards—Architecture Australia
- Another accolade for Nightingale’s sustainable utopia—Architecture & Design
- Award Winners—Channel 9
- Look inside Australia’s best designed new homes for 2023—Realestate.com.au
- Nightingale Village wins the Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing—Architecture Australia
- What these award-winning apartments tell us about how we live now—The Australian
- Design Anthology Awards 2023: Announcing the Winners—Design Anthology
- Best in Class at the 2023 Australian Good Design Awards—Architecture Australia
- The Inspiring Not-For-Profit Creating Affordable Housing For Women In Need—The Design Files
- Nightingale Village —The Saturday Paper
- The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence Winners Revealed—The Urban Developer
- A Vibrant Apartment Inside The Sustainable Nightingale Village—The Local Project
- Inside Melbourne's Unconventional 'Evergreen' Apartment Building—The Design Files
- Architect Victoria Magazine - 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards—The Australian Institute of Architects
- Winners announced: 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards—Architecture Au
- A compelling archetype - Nightingale Village by Nightingale Housing —The Local Project
- Revolutionising The Future of Sustainable Community Living—The Local Project
- Living Together at Nightingale Evergreen—RMIT PlaceLab
- What is Nightingale Housing and the Village?—Simple Dwelling
- Approval granted for Nightingale Village in Brunswick—Urban.com.au
Awards
- 2024UIA 2030 Award—Category 2: Adequate, safe and affordable housing
- 2024World Architecture Festival—Completed Buildings – Housing (Category Winner)
- 2024National Apartment Awards for Excellence—Precinct Rejuvenation
- 2024National Apartment Awards for Excellence—Innovation and Technology
- 2024Victorian Apartment Awards for Excellence—Technology and Innovation
- 2024Victorian Apartment Awards for Excellence—Precinct Rejuvenation and Civic Contribution
- 2024WILD Design Awards—Multi Residential - Constructed (Silver)
- 2024WILD Design Awards—Environmental Sustainability (Silver)
- 2024ArchitectureAU Award for Social Impact—(Shortlisted)
- 2024Australian Design Awards—Better Future, Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
- 2024Australian Design Awards—Architecture, Multi Residential (Silver)
- 2023Victorian Premier’s Design Awards—Highly Commended (Architectural Design)
- 2023National Architecture Awards—Commendation for Urban Design
- 2023National Architecture Awards—David Oppenheim Award for Sustainable Architecture
- 2023National Architecture Awards—Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
- 2023Design Anthology Awards—Sustainability
- 2023Sustainability Awards—Multi-Residential Dwelling High Commendation
- 2023Premier’s Sustainability Awards—Sustainable Places - Industry Leader Award
- 2023Dezeen Awards—Sustainable Building of the Year and Housing Project of the Year
- 2023Good Design Awards—Architectural Design : Gold Winner
- 2023Good Design Awards—Architectural Design: Best in Class
- 2023The Urban Developer Awards—Design Innovation
- 2023The Urban Developer Awards—Decarbonisation in Real Estate
- 2023INDE Awards—Best of the Best Award
- 2023INDE Awards—The Influencer (shortlisted)
- 2023Melbourne Design Awards—Architecture, Multi Residential (Silver)
- 2023Melbourne Design Awards—Better Future, Environmental Sustainability (Gold)
- 2023Victorian Architecture Awards—Urban Design Award
- 2023Victorian Architecture Awards—Multiple Housing Award
- 2023Victorian Architecture Awards—The Allan and Beth Coldicutt Awards for Sustainability
- 2023INDE Awards—The Multi Residential Building Award
- 2023Frame Awards—Winner of the Year - Co-Living Complex
- 2023The Urban Developer Awards for Excellence—Sustainability
- 2023Victorian Architecture Awards—The Dimity Reed Melbourne Prize
- 2023ULI Awards for Excellence—Global winner
Specs & Team
Status
Completion
2022
Location
Brunswick, VIC
Part of Precinct
The VillageApartment Mix
2 x Teilhaus
8 x 1 BR
14 x 2 BR
3 x 3 BR
1 x Commercial
Community Housing
4 homes pre-allocated to WPI
Architect
Clare Cousins Architects
Builder
Hacer Group
Project Manager
Fontic
Collaborators
Openwork
Photography
Kate Longley, Tom Ross
Meet a resident
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The ethos of both organisations aligned, which was a big consideration. We found Nightingale's values closely aligned with ours - like our sense of wanting to be part of the community, and support alternative transport.
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