LAUNCH SOCIAL HOUSING BELLFIELD A VISIONARY NEW TRAJECTORY FOR VICTORIA’S SOCIAL HOUSING SECTOR

Launch Social Housing Bellfield represents an exciting new direction for social and affordable housing in Victoria. Designed by ARM in partnership with Launch Social Housing, the project creates a dynamic community atmosphere through striking design highlights and a considered approach to materiality, accessibility, and security.

The sustainable design scheme represents ARM’s commitment to achieving visionary placemaking destinations across all design sectors and market levels. Launch Social Housing Bellfield will not only integrate seamlessly into the wider Bellfield area, but it will enhance the community atmosphere as a site uniting people from all walks of life. It is a place residents will be proud to call home.

Asset Features

A major component of Banyule’s Bellfield Masterplan, Launch Social Housing Bellfield will feature a four-storey building with up to 58 apartments.

The building’s cross-grain timber façade enlivens the site through dynamic patterning thematics, a progressive approach to materiality promoting a connection to place and nature for residents.

Launch Social Housing Bellfield is positioned as a highly accessible community hub. Its ground floor has 250 square metres of internal lobby and communal space, along with external decks and a rooftop garden promoting interaction among residents of all ages and demographics.

The apartments follow well-tested layouts ensuring comfort and security for residents, and the building’s central corridor will offer natural light and cross-ventilation in a welcome departure from the often cramped and confined living conditions of other social housing sites across Victoria.

Tenant Demographic

Viv's Place Dandenong comprises a demographic of residents in the low and low-moderate income bands, who may be on welfare support or Parenting Payment.

Residents span a diverse range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds and include:

• Single parents with backgrounds of trauma, homelessness, or disadvantage.

• Families with backgrounds of trauma, homelessness, or disadvantage.

• Children and young adults seeking support for homelessness or disadvantage

• Mature residents on the pension or welfare support payments

Progress

Boosted by the Victorian Government Big Housing Build, the Launch Social Housing Bellfield is due for completion in 2023.