Conversations about appropriate densification are relevant across Australia, as demand for affordable and diverse housing outstrips supply. Much of this discussion is concentrated on urban settings, but what should gradual densification that meets these needs in smaller towns and suburbs look like? Ziggy’s Villas is a pair of attached dwellings that replaces a large bungalow in Suffolk Park, a coastal suburb south of Byron Bay. The project explores how infill housing might be provided on generously sized suburban blocks, while respecting the scale and character of the neighbourhood.
The two attached dwellings are pushed back from the street edges of the corner block, screened from the main street
