Making Home: Summerhill Village

Open House Melbourne presents Making Home, a series of talks and tours that help public audiences better understand social and affordable housing. 

Summerhill Village is an innovative, purpose-built social housing project designed for older women to live independently and age in place while enjoying the benefits of community living. Jointly owned by not-for-profit United Housing Co-operative and the Lions Club of Footscray, and delivered as part of Homes Victoria’s Big Housing Build, this thoughtfully-designed medium-density apartment complex is more than just a place to live. Built on co-operative principles, residents become tenant members, sharing in the rights and responsibilities of co-operative living, and are encouraged to actively contribute to the well-being of the community.

The Village comprises one and two bedroom apartments arranged over two and three levels around a central courtyard. Designed by TANDEM Design Studio, the architecture embraces a human-centric approach and innovative construction solutions that are affordable, efficient, and sustainable. The modular design maximises liveability while fitting seamlessly into the suburban context.

Tour Summerhill Village with representatives from United Housing Co-operative, architects TANDEM Design Studio and builders Devco to hear about this innovative and collaborative approach to deliver successful supportive housing.

Making Home is presented by Open House Melbourne with the assistance of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. Find out more at lmcf.org.au