Living Together at Nightingale Evergreen
Nightingale Evergreen is part of the Nightingale Village in Brunswick, located on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne’s inner north. This precinct of six architect-designed buildings follows Nightingale Housing (NGH) principles to support social, environmental, and financial sustainability.
Completed in 2022, Evergreen was designed by Clare Cousins Architects and, with only 27 apartments, is the smallest building in the village. Instead of individual laundries, the building includes a communal rooftop laundry and washing lines. This idea, which is seen across NGH projects, aims for more sustainable operation and creates more space within individual homes. It also brings together residents informally during their day-to-day activities. Other shared resources include a rooftop garden, productive vegetable garden, dedicated bicycle parking, and access to shared vehicles at the car-free village.
We sat down with residents Katherine Sundermann and Andy Fergus to hear what life is like at Nightingale Evergreen, giving us a sense of their home and common spaces at the project.
“We don’t have any reason why we wouldn’t stay here for as long as we possibly can.”
– Andy Fergus, Nightingale Evergreen resident
Development Name: Nightingale Evergreen
Designer: Clare Cousins Architects
Developer: Nightingale Housing
Film produced by: RMIT PlaceLab Brunswick’s Living Together Research Project
Narrated by: Rebecca Roke
Interviewees: Katherine Sundermann & Andy Fergus
Filming and video production: Matt Quattro from OnQ Media
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Katherine and Andy’s Nightingale Evergreen home.