Corella Place, Ararat
Warrack Rd, Ararat VIC
Corella Place is a 40-bed transitional facility, accommodating residents in 1, 2, and 3-bed accommodation.
Central recreation areas provide passive and active recreation opportunities, and a highly flexible administration area optimises staff amenity and safety.
Close attention has been paid to allow for residents to be kept separate from others where necessary, whilst maintaining a non-punitive environment. Staff interaction is intentional and noticeable, but relaxed, maintaining supervision in a passive manner.
The Masterplanning and building layouts were designed to optimise solar orientation, and facilitate natural ventilation. Residences are hydronically heated, reverse-veneer constructed (for thermal mass), naturally cooled, and all received between 6 and 7.2-stars on the FirstRate assessments.
Water use is being minimized through centralised rainwater collection for toilet flushing, subsurface irrigation from the stormwater dam, and electronically controlled shower timers. Wind turbines producing up to 90kW of power are also proposed for the development, coupled with photovoltaic solar panels
located on the administration building.
CLIENT: Department of Justice, VIC
VALUE: $15m
YEAR: 2008-2010
KEY PERSONNEL: Kavan Applegate, Robert Wallis