Photos by Dion Robeson.

Presented by Perth Design Week

With housing affordability in the spotlight, the exhibition WA Homes - S,M,L explores alternative models for the great (West) Australian dream.

The exhibition is arranged in order of size. But not as you would think. S,M,L covers small houses (S), medium density developments (M) and apartments (L).

We need to change the way we plan for more housing. We can’t keep building out. We need to create capacity for more infill, with more diverse types of homes.

• Small houses include award winning Celilo Springs House by architect Andrew Boyne. At just 120 sqm this beautiful hand crafted home is half the size of the average Australian home.

• The exhibition also focuses on medium density developments, the missing middle. With the start date for the State Government’s new Medium Density Code announced just a few weeks ago, this exhibition shows the diversity of housing – and choice –medium density provides.

• Apartments featured in the exhibition challenge the norm. Architects have led the way in innovative apartment design across Perth for decades - from setting precedents in urban density, through to adaptive reuse of existing buildings and build to rent.

Australia currently has the largest homes in the world and WA some of the largest homes in the country. On average, new houses built in Australia today are nearly 50% bigger than they were 40 years ago.

But with ever diminishing household sizes, an increasing proportion of single person households, and a supply crisis, this does not really make sense.

Perth’s award winning architects show how beautiful, high quality spaces with a smaller footprint can be achieved with environmentally sensitive designs.

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Free Exhibition
Open 9.30am – 5.00pm daily
Thursday 8 February to Friday 29 March 2024
The Hub, Old Gaol, WA Museum Boola Bardip