TANDEM design studio's Summerhill Village redefines social housing with community-focused architecture in Victoria

TANDEM design studio has designed Summerhill Village, a social housing project in Victoria that challenges conventional models by prioritizing community, sustainability, and dignity. The project, scheduled for completion in 2025, was curated by Miwa Negoro and photographed by Tom Ross. Engineering and consulting work involved multiple specialized firms: Drew Rudd Engineers handled structural engineering, ADP Consulting managed installations and ESD, Pollen Studio provided landscape consultation, Metropol Planning Solutions served as urbanist, Before Compliance addressed DDA requirements, Codus Building Surveyors acted as building inspector, and Movendo contributed traffic engineering. The development carefully creates community through accessible design, placing human-centered values at its core rather than following standard social housing approaches.