That said, my apartment has a lot of lazy space - and by this I mean there were a lot of opportunities to make available areas work harder.
Living in a high-rise apartment in a new and growing high-density precinct in Melbourne, my apartment is small - but not micro - and has a great view and I love it. But being high-rise & high-density means that there are no quirky corners to turn into charming alcoves and the ceiling heights couldn't cater for even a Lilliputian mezzanine. I spent a load of time investigating multi-use and trans
19/10/2020
Short Stays in Strata webinar recording now available ...
Short Stays in Strata Webinar Hear strata lawyer, Tom Bacon, and We Live Here advocate, Barbara Francis discuss approaches used elsewhere in the world to manage short stays, and consider ...
09/10/2020
For we Vertical Dwellers, I am hosting a webinar on dealing with Short Stays in Strata - you can register at https://residentsfirst.com.au/events/
Hear Tom Bacon, Strata Lawyer and WHL advocate, Barbara Francis discuss ways of managing short stays (Vic ).
21/08/2019
Living In The Upside Down: Bumblebee’s Ceiling-Suspended Furniture Imagine transforming your bedroom into open space for an office, workout room, or playroom at the touch of a button…and then turning it back into a bedroom at the end of the day. It may sound crazy, but a new company called Bumblebee Spaces is working hard to make it a reality. How It Works Bu ...
24/07/2019
Vertical village voting By Janette Corcoran Apartment living expert Vertical villagers’ voices might now be better heard, but voting remains vexed. The key, we are told, to growing our sense of vertical village community lies with our willingness to participate – both inside and outside our residences. Current wisdom...
30/06/2019
Sharing our vertical commons By Janette Corcoran Common property is a defining feature of vertical villages – but how widely are we expected to share? At last month’s Melbourne Knowledge Week, a panel came together to discuss re-thinking high-density residential design. This panel was led by Dr Isun Kazerani and Dr Kirs...
23/05/2019
High-density cycling By Janette Corcoran – Apartment living expert The City of Melbourne’s Transport Strategy discussion paper is open for comment – but how might a bike-filled future suit our vertical villages? We are reminded that “When people choose to ride, they reduce emissions, noise, congestion and free u...
First saw this two years back - slightly modified now
Another use for underbed storage 🙂
05/05/2019
Something for windowless apartment bedrooms ?
Mark Zuckerberg creates sleep box to help his wife rest Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has built a wooden "sleep box" that emits a faint light in the early morning, to alert his wife when it's time to wake up without looking at her phone.
01/05/2019
Vertical village parcel delivery Mail types and volume have changed but how are our mailrooms coping? Recent years have seen a rapid decline in the number of letters delivered to our vertical villages, while the amount of sent parcels has soared. This change is inline with the national shift towards parcel delivery as Australia...
22/04/2019
iHarvest adds a vertical garden to your living space Imagine being able to harvest fresh veggies precisely when you need them without leaving the house. That's the promise of indoor gardens like the OGarden Smart and the Cell One. Now IGWorks is making a bid for your living space with a vertical hydroponics garden called the iHarvest.
22/04/2019
Capsule: The Custom Window Seat Inspired by Tokyo’s Iconic Tiny Apartments What’s cozier than a rounded window with a built-in seat? Sometimes circular, octagonal, or even more organically shaped, window nooks with curves allow you to read, daydream, or nap comfortably in an abundance of natural daylight, with views of the surrounding scenery to keep you company. May ...