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A group of Melburnians who love talking about our city, mostly about the weather, but sometimes architecture, urban design & the property industry.

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Gas or electric? This is the question facing many Melburnians as they buy new homes or upgrade their kitchens.

The decision will only become more pressing as the climate crisis increases and we move to more sustainable sources of energy.

Read more through the link in bio • by @blueprintmelbourne

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Robin Boyd said this back in the 50s in frustration of how Melbourne and Australia in general tended to be unoriginal in it’s architectural style. He believed that we were following trends from other countries rather than creating original, innovative designs that suited our landscape.

Is this still true 70 years later? taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @blueprintmelbourne

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Going off grid? Need to get a planning permit? How about add-ons?

There’s lots to consider when thinking about land for your prefabricated home.

Check out our tips for what to research so you can understand what is needed to start prefabbing •

📸: @prebuilt_australia taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @blueprintmelbourne

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Prefab is on the rise, but it’s hardly a new concept. There’s even a push to place our 19th century gems on the World Heritage List.

It’s making a comeback as our expectation of home sizes are smaller and we have become more conscious of our foot print.

Unfortunately though, there seems to be limited information and resources out there for actually building prefabricated homes.

So we’ve made a guide on how to get started with prefab. Link in bio •

📸: @picture.film.studio @launchhousing @prebuilt_australia @tfadtomferguson taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @blueprintmelbourne

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@melbournecentral is an example of placemaking in a retail context.

Drenched in layers of history, Melbourne Central was built on the previous heritage listed Coop’s Shot Tower (1889) site in the 1980’s.

In 1983, Japanese firm Kumagai Gumi purchased the site. Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, with the challenge of preserving the Shot Tower as well as creating a thriving retail precinct. Kurokawa’s design contrasts old and new by encasing the Shot Tower in a 20-storey glass cone.

Read more about placemaking using the link in bio • taken in Melbourne Central by @blueprintmelbourne

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The @pentridgecoburg Prison development is an example of placemaking in a residential context.

The sprawling piazza at the centre of the development creates a platform for an outdoor cinema, children’s play areas, markets and community gardens. It incorporates the heritage listed prison buildings and even reuses materials to give the community a sense of pride in the areas history, while also providing amenity and adding future value to the surrounding areas.

Link in bio •

@aspectstudios
📸: @diannasnape taken in Pentridge by @blueprintmelbourne

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The ability to bring people together has become critical in the wake of COVID-19, so it’s not surprising placemaking is all the rage.

But is it a buzzword or a fine art?

Link in bio • by @blueprintmelbourne

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The Melbourne School of Design was designed by @johnwardlearchitects and completed in 2014. The facade however was built in 1879 when it was the Bank of New South Wales Building on Collins Street.

Externally the transparent facades open the building to passers-by, while inside the central atrium opens wide with suspended timber-clad studios and various materials and structures.

But it is more than a building, the many inventive structural and environmental ideas make it both a tool for learning and a source of inspiration for students •

📸: @lvdijournal taken in Melbourne School of Design by @blueprintmelbourne

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As the sporting capital grows, so does the need for world-class sporting infrastructure. Are we still game changers or are we losing our lead?

Link in bio • taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @blueprintmelbourne

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Tower of Shadows, Chandigarh, India

Le Corbusier designed this symbolic structure in the 1950s to study solar movement, tracing the path of the sun using shadows cast on both inside and outside the tower. He wanted to prove this theory that sunlight could be controlled within the four corners of a building.

Illustration by @yukikodraws taken in Tower of Shadows by @blueprintmelbourne

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Architect, city planner, writer, furniture designer - Le Corbusier introduced unconventional ideas that helped mould modern society.

His work continues to still be analysed and reinterpreted today, giving new meanings for generations to come.

Link in bio • by @blueprintmelbourne

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Described as a box in the air.

The Villa Savoye was designed by Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, in 1929.

The modernist design embodies Le Corbusier’s “five points” concept, where the building is elevated from the earth, adorned with a terrace roof, devoid of load-bearing walls, illuminated by extended horizontal windows, and divided by freely-designed facades.

Link in bio • taken in Villa Savoye by @blueprintmelbourne

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