Built on the land of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples
Historically, architects have been entrenched in the beauty of form, material and expression in their attempts to create signature buildings that attract the media’s attention and sustain the public’s focus. In these buildings, space and form are predetermined elements, downgrading the occupants to mere consumers, marginal to the process of architectural conception. However, today, an increasing urge to initiate more sustainable patterns of life and to consider occupants’ physical and mental wellbeing means that architectural design needs to focus on people and their daily habits. This approach can be called “everyday architecture.”1
The New Farm Neighbourhood Centre is a telling example of everyday architecture. Established in 1986 to support
