Malvern East apartment development

• Investigators

  • • Dr Sahar Soltani
    • Dr Camilo Cruz Gambardella
    • Dr Victor Bunster
    • Dr Duncan Maxwell
    • Mani Jalali Yazdi
    • Professor Mel Dodd
    • Jean-Paul Rollo
    Monash Art, Design and Architecture
    • Dr Jenny Zhou
    • Associate Professor Victor Chang
    Monash Engineering
    • Professor Tuan Ngo
    • Dr Alireza Chiniforush
    University of Melbourne

• Partner organisation

  • Building 4.0 CRC
  • Sumitomo Forestry Australia

• Funded by

  • Building 4.0 CRC

• Undertaken within

  • Future Building Initiative

This project has focused on elevating the application of off-site construction within the building industry. Traditional industry practices often rely on anecdotal evidence to champion the benefits of off-site construction, with a significant gap in the integration and collaboration amongst design consultants, developers, and builders.

Through a partnership with Sumitomo Forestry Australia, the project's core objective was to document, benchmark, and propose enhancements for an off-site timber pilot project located in Malvern East, Melbourne. By methodically quantifying the benefits and suggesting areas for improvement, the project aimed to demonstrate the comprehensive value of adopting off-site timber construction methods in modern building practices.