Project Mooro will take the form of a new sustainable office building in Cottesloe, Western Australia. But this is far more than just a building; it will be self sufficient and truly regenerative - a ‘living’ building.
A ‘living’ building supports itself and its community. It is designed to minimise its impact on the environment by taking only what it needs and giving back what it doesn’t. It involves industry practitioners and the community in the design process.
Central to the project is the integration of elements that benefit the broader neighbourhood and community. These will be identified and co-designed with community members. Town Team Movement has been engaged for this aspect of the project.
Project Mooro is pursuing International Living Building Challenge (LBC) accreditation, achieving accreditation would make it one of the most sustainable buildings in Australia and the world. LBC is more than just an accreditation; it’s a philosophy that promotes self-sufficient, community-supportive buildings. Advocating change in the building industry, and beyond, is a key component of the LBC, and this is being referred to as the ‘ripple effect’- the impacts that go beyond the building.
LBC is organised into seven performance areas or Petals. All LBC projects must be holistic addressing aspects of all seven Petals. The seven Petals, and some of the highlights are:
- Place – Dedicate 10% of the total project area to growing food.
- Water – 100% Capture and reuse of rain and wastewater on site.
- Energy – Capture 105% of energy needs for the development through renewable energy.
- Health & Happiness – Design that accentuates the health benefits of natural elements like daylight, fresh air and beaut, fostering environments that optimise physical and psychological health and wellbeing.
- Materials – Support a circular economy through reuse, recycling, and responsible material sourcing, supporting local where possible. Reduce consumption of materials containing [“Red List”] chemicals.
- Equity – Transform developments to foster a just and inclusive community that enables all people to participate, prosper and reach their full potential.
- Beauty – Meaningfully integrate biophilic design features for human delight and connection. Create a beautiful building.
Engaged by Project Mooro to lead the community co-design process for a new sustainable office building in Cottesloe, identifying and designing elements that would benefit the broader neighbourhood Worked with community members to ensure the building's design reflected local needs and delivered genuine value beyond the building itself Worked with community to begin creating and implementing improvements to the neighbourhood as part of the project, including a public art project on the Living Building Challenge's seven 'petals' on the Mooro site with North Cottlesloe Primary School
