Marjorie Oke Apartments | VIC
Unison Housing
The Marjorie Oke Apartments is a social housing project that combines the reuse of a heritage building with the construction of a new four storey building to provide self-contained apartments for vulnerable women. The buildings also provide facilities for direct enterprise support, tenant engagement and community interaction.
The judges were impressed with how this redevelopment successfully incorporates social housing outcomes, heritage values and broader urban renewal objectives.
This site has provided housing for vulnerable women since the 1920s in an inner suburban setting close to a wide range of services and facilities. It demonstrates successful place making and renewal, responding to the changing needs of social housing to create a safe, attractive, and supportive environment for its residents to call home.