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Episode 245: Will Messiter from Sekisui House on housing affordability, new home design and the Asora Norwest Community Park
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We talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia at the opening of their $4.8 Million Asora Norwest Community Park.
Providing 9,553 sqm of essential green space and recreational amenities to residents in Norwest, one of Sydney's rapidly expanding suburbs in the Hills Shire, Irongum Terrace Reserve responds directly to rising demand for premium outdoor spaces, with the Hills Shire population forecasted to grow nearly 70% by 2046.
Messiter, who is also an architect, gives his views on the housing shortage, the changes in Australia's housing markets and the Asora Norwest Community Park.
246 episodes
Manage episode 477036948 series 2881721
We talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia at the opening of their $4.8 Million Asora Norwest Community Park.
Providing 9,553 sqm of essential green space and recreational amenities to residents in Norwest, one of Sydney's rapidly expanding suburbs in the Hills Shire, Irongum Terrace Reserve responds directly to rising demand for premium outdoor spaces, with the Hills Shire population forecasted to grow nearly 70% by 2046.
Messiter, who is also an architect, gives his views on the housing shortage, the changes in Australia's housing markets and the Asora Norwest Community Park.
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1 Episode 244: COX Architecture National Head of Sustainability Mathias Irger on circularity, regenerative design & carbon counts 30:28

1 Episode 243: The straight and narrow on all things circular economy with Lisa McLean, CEO of Circular Australia 9:55

1 Episode 242: Davina Rooney, GBCA CEO explains why we have falling circular economy rates, the value of sustainability and TRANSFORM 2025 15:02

1 Episode 241: Tackling urban density, rediscovering the beauty of 1960s walk-up unit blocks & remembering Mulholland Drive with Tone Wheeler 43:53

1 Episode 240: Gerald Matthews on modern education design, heritage-rage and why doughnut-shaped planets can't exist 41:54

1 Episode 239: Breaking barriers - Gray Puksand’s Maria Correia on women in architecture and leadership 23:26

1 Episode 238: NSW Minister Rose Jackson and her plans to help our most vulnerable citizens with housing affordability 14:55

1 Episode 237: US architect Jessica Saravia on design trends, sustainability, fireproofing homes and AI in the Trump era 25:34

1 Episode 236: ASA founder Alex Symes on sustainability, winning awards and how design can help alleviate our housing woes 31:21

1 Episode 235: Tina Tziallas on energy-efficient building design, sustainable materials and promoting behavioural change to promote sustainability 41:55

1 Episode 234: The advantages of using metal ceilings in transport infrastructure hubs 59:55

1 Episode 233: Australia's Jansen Che, winner of a competition to help redesign Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city 16:13

1 Episode 232: Sam Morris on mass timber design and why Architectus' Barker College Maths Hub won the Editors Choice Award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards 27:32

1 Episode 231: Nuanu Creative City - a mirage in the jungle or a vision of the future? 33:20

1 Episode 230: Jimmy Walker from JCB Architects reflects on the practice's big wins at the 2024 Sustainability Awards 20:33

1 Episode 229: Improving the thermal performance and reducing heat loss risk of roofs 54:03

1 Episode 228: Water, so fundamental to life, yet so complex 1:26:25

1 Episode 227: Dominic Gaetani, the DKO lead architect on the trials & tribulations of the Pentridge Prison urban rehabilitation project 27:00

1 Episode 226: The growth and growth of Studio.SC and balancing aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability in diverse projects 45:56

1 Episode 225: 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney 25:00

1 Episode 224: When culture and architecture collide 7:00

1 Episode 222: Rothelowman Sydney Principal Ben Pomroy on legacy, light and longing for a better designed future 14:25

1 Episode 221: Amanda York from Grimshaw on design authenticity & designing specifically for place 31:50

1 Episode 220: David Malvern from Sekisui House on the rise of prefab house designs in Australia 14:16

1 Episode 219: Gabrielle Suhr from SJB on the role of sustainability and wellbeing in modern design 43:25

1 Episode 218: City of Sydney's resident architect-councillor HY William Chan on how to make Sydney an even greater international city 1:07:41

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1 Episode 216: Rory Hunter on the latest MODEL build-to-rent concept 25:10

1 Episode 215: Jeff Morgan from Hassell Studio on Lower Carbon Aluminium in the built environment 34:55

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