The Art Factory

By Alex Daicos (102977805)

Studio D: Collective Living Experience, Master of Architecture and Urban Design; School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology

Richmond Housing Statistics

The rise of inflation in Australia currently at 7.8%, property prices have risen toall-time highs. With the medium price sitting at $894,000 as of December 2022...

This has led to many properties being out of reachto many people. these include Young Families and Artists in Particular, most artists usually take up residency In artists colonies which operative on a selective application model based on merit...

Despite Richmond having a median Property price of $1.5 million. The area has a lot to offer in the way of Art Galleries & vast parklands, unforurtanetly some of which are located out of reach to the site.

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= 10 People The Dunmoochin Foundation Cottles Bridge, Melbourne Victoria Collingwood Yards Collingwood, Melbourne Victoria • Located on Melbourne’s North-East fringe surrounded by natural bushland and within a 10 minute drive from Hurstbridge Train Station. • User groups include emerging and established Australian and international artists; plus researchers within educational, artistic and environmental Fields. • Private communal residences can be let for up to two years though an application or invitation with costs provided less than substiance levels, while public access to the gated community is by appointment. •Programs include Six individual self-contained units, three studios and recreation facilities. • Located within 5 minutes from the Melbourne CBD and close to all three modes of Public Transport (Tram, Train and Bus). • Operates with the aim of providing affordable creative spaces, with a further understanding and awarness of the arts through events and social participation. • Athough avaliability is through an expression of Interest, Collingwood yards is avaliable to anyone in the creative fields. • User groups include architects, artists, musicians, software developers, radio/tv stations and publishers.

Yaddo Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

• Programs include indoor and outdoor event spaces, media Studios, letterable office and studio spaces; plus retail, food and beverage.

• Located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga springs, New York. Two hours north of Manhattan and Three hours North West of Boston.

• Established in 1900 on the country estate of Spencer and Katrina Trask with the aim of providing a fostering and inclusive environment for creative practitioners

• Yaddo provides private live-in and studio residences for invidiuals or collabrative teams of up to three persons, done via an application or inviatation.

Colony

Nida Art designers, architects, curators, craft, performing and

• Established in 2011 by the Vilinius Academy of of arts, providing a creative confluence of education, artistic and scientific practice and leisure for up to 700 people.

• Academy consists of two programs; A residency Program of up two to six months, and an intensive one-week PHD program.

G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roof (F.A.R.) FLOOR AREA RATIO 6.72 459,264 m2 site = 68,409m2 Floor Area Per Person Levels 4,6 & 8: 23.94m2

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