Nightingale 1

Triple bottom line housing for owner-occupiers.

Designed by Breathe Architecture and completed in 2017 in Melbourne, Australia, Nightingale 1 is Nightingale Housing’s first completed project. Sold at-cost exclusively to owner-occupiers, Nightingale 1 supplies homes that are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable. Carbon neutrality is achieved by using only rooftop solar and certified Green Power from the grid and omitting natural gas. Operational costs are reduced through high thermal efficiency, cross-ventilation, and a shared packaged heat pump. With a shared rooftop garden, common laundry and limited doors per floor, the building is home to a community of neighbors.

Building quality is assured through a reimagining of the funding model, using equity investors to raise funds and placing a cap on profits.

Overview

20 units	20 bedrooms
5 stories Midrise	200 SF Footprint
35,000 Total SF	350 SF/Occupant

Proposal Origins

Designed Melbourne, Australia

Produced Melbourne, Australia

Located Melbourne, Australia

Design

Construction Type	Site Built
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Budget

Total Unit Materials
Total Unit Labor
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Total	$4,640,000
$ / Unit	$232k / unit
$ / Bedroom	$232,000

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Built Cost

Budget Notes:
6 million AUD = $4.6 million USD

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Additional Info

All Design Showcases from Nightingale:

Nightingale 1

The Commons

Innovations

• Coliving
• Community Wealth Building