🏘️ Design WA Medium Density - Architect Package

WA Planning Commission awarded a $44,539 contract to Whispering Smith for architectural services to develop new medium-density housing design policies.

The Department, on behalf of Western Australian Planning Commission, is seeking services of a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to assist in developing the primary controls and building design policy settings for the Design WA Stage Three - Medium Density project. The four high level objectives of the Medium Density project are: Understand the past and present situation in which medium density housing has been provided in Western Australia, including strengths, weaknesses and what has been missing; Improve the design of medium density housing by introducing new standards and considerations for all user groups to ultimately benefit residents and the greater community; Shift the design and assessment of medium density housing away from a compliance-based model to that of a performance-based approach that understands competing objectives, with a focus on improving outcomes; and Establish new delivery approaches to policy development and ongoing review in order to support planning reform and the design quality of housing options.

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage awarded a fixed-price contract worth $44,539 via a Restricted Tender process to Whispering Smith (Whispering Smith Pty Ltd).