Flexible housing design for Indigenous communities
Summary
This project is a response to the need for a culturally appropriate and locally adjustable framework of design guidelines and capacity building tools for Indigenous housing in provincial and remote Australia. Through active engagement with Indigenous Australians in three case study sites, the project will examine the way Indigenous people use their homes to meet their cultural and social requirements.
Project Number: 30354
Research Theme: Indigenous Housing
Project Leader: Fien, John
Funding Year: 2006
Research Centre: RMIT-NATSEM
Research & Policy Bulletin
Issue 101: A new design framework for remote Indigenous housing
A sustainable housing system for remote Indigenous communities requires six integrated elements: (i) culturally responsive design, (ii) eco-efficiency, (iii) healthy living practices, (iv) housing-related training and employment, (v) life-cycle costing of projects, and (vi) innovation in procurement, ownership and construction systems
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Description
The project will produce a design manual, design exemplars and capacity building materials to support the local implementation of the National Indigenous Housing Design Guide.
More Information
Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 101: A new design framework for remote Indigenous housing
174 KB PDF Document
Positioning Paper: No. 098: Flexible guidelines for the design of remote Indigenous community housing
2.8 MB PDF Document
Final Report: No. 114: Towards a design framework for remote Indigenous housing
977 KB PDF Document
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