Building Community with Sustainable Design
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Stellulata Cohousing began in 2018 with 3 recently retired friends wishing to age in our own neighbourhood in North Canberra. We now have 3 couples in the group and together we planned a small cohousing community.
Meet Ian, Joss, Trish and Brett, our architect, as they discuss the sustainable design (4-minute video below)
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We formed a company as the most suitable structure in the ACT for designing, building and managing our new home and purchased 24 Angas Street Ainslie. Our design is for three 2-bedroom units plus shared facilities.
About Our Design →
The ACT Government selected our proposal as a Demonstration Housing Project to test whether the model will be suitable more generally in the Canberra community. After a lengthy review and approval process, Stellulata Cohousing appointed Alliance Building Group - ACT as the builder in September 2023, with work commencing in October.
About The Process →
Stellulata Cohousing - Discussing the Design
4 minutes of interviews with the Stellulata Team discussing the design of their small cohousing community
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At the end of 2024, the construction of Stellulata Cohousing has progressed a long way but is not complete. Thank you to all those who have followed our story and supported our efforts.
Who knew air conditioning could be so complicated? We have learned a lot during this project and that includes an appreciation of HVAC – heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
After some rain and other minor delays, our building is at lock-up stage. We are delighted to see the wonderful design features emerging from the construction activity.
Choosing a solar power system was always a key decision for us. This is how we approached it and decided to select Solargain to provide our solar energy solution.
Stellulata Cohousing construction is halfway through a 12-month program and we are still on budget and on schedule.
As promised, Alliance Building Group has managed to get the Stellulata Cohousing project out of the ground before the summer holidays.
We are dedicated to minimising our carbon footprint through innovative approaches in construction. Here is how we approached the problems with concrete.
Construction of the Stellulata Cohousing building is moving quickly now. Of course, “getting out of the ground” appears to be a slow process but we are optimistic that the concrete slab will be poured before the Christmas.
A big day on the construction site! Our 3 big underground rainwater tanks have arrived. (30 second video)
After five years of waiting for various approvals and procedures, work has finally started at 24 Angas Street, Ainslie. We are very excited about the future but are also remembering the old house.
Even before we move in to our new home, (it’s real close now), people have been asking, “How did you decide…?”