When I undertook my recent city walk, I discovered a number of things along the sides of my square walk. One of these was Christie Walk, a 2000sqm urban housing development in the Adelaide CBD, designed as an ecological project.
Completed in 2006, it is home to about 40 people and 70% of the residences are owner occupied. I was keen to have a walk through, but I hadn’t booked a tour, so I can only provide a few pictures and some key details.
There are 27 low-impact apartments and townhouses, 2 x 20 000L rainwater tanks beneath the carports, permeable paving, green walls and roofs, several community gardens, a beehive. small pond and efforts to be carbon neutral.
The co-housing project has a tunnel entrance and I think the mural, here, depicts the story of the sustainability features, if my research is correct. I dashed in to get a photo or two to share with you.
The aim of the project was to start with the idea and build the community around it. I remember hearing about it and seeing the result, 16 years on, was inspiring.
You can read more about it here.
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the pictures are great! which country is this in and which state?
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Australia, South Australia
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Sustainability at its best! Thank you 🙏🌍😊
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We CAN do it.
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Yes. We can…! 🙏
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oh this is fabulous, both for its sustainability and the sense of joy that comes from your pictures
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You really are very kind, Becky. It’s responses like that which encourage bloggers.
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Oh Karen, what a cool mural you found on your walk. 😀 😀
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It reminded me of a lava lamp.
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Excellent idea. I love all the greenery in there. Looks like it would be a great place to live.
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Yes, apart from the inner city location, the ideas and notion of working as a community would be great. About a third of the original owners have left and rent out their units but the majority remain.
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Excellent, more housing developments like this are needed. I cannot understand why eco homes aren’t mandatory in these times.
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I agree. This has led to two others being built. Great, but only two? If they know which parts of this have been successful, as you say, why not mandate?
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Sounds like a great initiative and I love the mural!
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