Younghusband Woolstore Redevelopment

Integrated sustainability, human-centred design, and testing for a net zero precinct, delivering high-performance outcomes across heritage and new development.

Project Overview

The Younghusband Woolstore Redevelopment transforms a heritage industrial site into one of Melbourne’s largest whole-life net zero mixed-use precincts. The project combines adaptive reuse with new development to create a high-performing, future-focused community. E-LAB is supporting a holistic approach that integrates sustainability, human-centred design, and performance from the outset. The redevelopment balances heritage preservation with modern environmental and operational outcomes, delivering a precinct designed for long-term value and usability.

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Our Approach

  • Sustainable master planning to guide whole-of-precinct environmental performance
  • Human-centred design to optimise comfort, usability, and occupant experience
  • Digital design tools to inform performance and decision-making
  • Delivery of sustainability certification pathways and documentation
  • Performance testing and verification to confirm outcomes align with design intent

Outcome

  • Delivered a whole-life net zero strategy across a large-scale adaptive reuse precinct
  • Balanced heritage preservation with high-performance sustainability outcomes
  • Improved occupant experience through human-centred design approach
  • Reduced risk through integrated planning, modelling, and verification
  • Positioned as a benchmark mixed-use development for long-term environmental and commercial value

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