In the heart of Daylesford in Regional Victoria, a new development of the house, silently rewritten the rules for sustainable housing.
The town is a project of 31 cases led by Hygge Property who has just started construction in the Middleton Field neighborhood of Feafy Daylesford.
The project has great sustainability ambitions, with an approach to neutral carbon life.
Its green credentials are why the Village project takes the prize for excellence in sustainability in the 2024 REA awards, limiting years of meticulous planning, bold design and intention promoted by the community.
Designed by Breathe Architecture with acre landscaping, the town is part of the broader Middleton field of Hygge.
And it is not only the aesthetics that stands out, it is the values that support the project that have the legs on the legs on premises and experts equally.
Hygge’s property director Adam Davidson told Realestate.com.au that they had great ambitions for the village project.
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The town is a residential project of 31 cases in Daylesford. Image: Realestate.com.au
“We saw it as a demonstration project for evidence that it can be a deleter sustainable results and led by the regional victory design that rival or even exceed what is done in metropolitan areas,” he said.
Located a few minutes from the daylesford center, the project offers modern attached houses wrapped in native landscapes with minimal fences to soften the limits and encourage connection.
But it is what is inside, from the concrete NUPOD slabs recycled to its double glass windows, which has secured the sustainability award for the project.
“All houses are all the electric one,” Davidson said.
The first 12 houses in the project have just started construction. Image: Realestate.com.au
“We have associated with Hepburn Energy and other Greenpower certified suppliers to ensure that energy is 100% renewable.
“Each home has a solar system and is connected to battery updates. It means that residents can live comfortably with a much lighter envernmental footprint.”
Design options are added. Double glazing in all windows, polished concrete floors that incorporate flying ashes for a reduced carbon footprint and a Nater energy rating of 8.4 stars in the first built houses, well above the reference point of 7.5 stars that initially pointed.
“The house with the best qualification we are building is still in eight stars,” said Davidson.
“It is not as if the abveria is carried by some high performance. The standard is consistent, and that is something that we are proud or.”
But the people is not just a victory for the environment, they are also having a tangible social impact.
Four of the houses will be owned by women’s property initiatives, creating ways to ensure housing for needy women.
It also has a leg designed to attract a variety of groups, from low and singles to families to encourage a sense of community that is as inclusive as it is for the environment.
The town houses come with a wide range of sustainability characteristics. Image: Realestate.com.au
“We wanted to build a place that did not feel like a Greenfield development of cookie cutter,” Davidson said.
“Daylesford has a strong identity and we did not want to lose that, so we kept almost 90% of the existing trees, retain the old farm on top of the hill and place trails to walk that connect the entire enclosure.”
The project has been welcome by the local community after a certain initial cautiousness.
The people have been designed by Breathe Architecture with acre landscape. Image: Realestate.com.au
“People were really surprised,” he said.
“They expected something generic, and instead they saw something that really adjusts and elevates the character of Daylesford.”
With the construction now underway in the first 12 houses and the complete construction of the 31-Townhouse community on the horizon, the town is on the way to becoming a living and breathed community.
For Mr. Davidson and the Hygge team, the Rea Excellence award is a validation moment, but not the final objective.
“This is just the beginning,” said Davidson.
“If we can change the perceptions about what is possible in regional housing, then we have done our job.
“We have always believed that sustainability is not a great characteristic, it is a million small decisions that add to something better.”