Rosanna Precinct Housing, Melbourne, Victoria

Rosanna Precinct Housing in Melbourne

7 August 2026

Architects: CKA Studio, Samssons Projects

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Photos: Nicole England

The Rosanna Precinct is a six-storey mixed-use social and affordable housing development delivered by CKA Studio (architect) and Samssons Projects Australia (builder) for Homes Victoria.

Located on a former brownfield site adjacent to Rosanna station and the Rosanna Library, the project delivers 45 apartments for vulnerable Victorians including women escaping family violence, older women, First Nations Victorians and frontline workers, alongside ten commercial tenancies and a ground-floor cafe that activate the street edge and bring new life to the neighbourhood centre.

The building achieved a self-assessed 5 Star Green Star rating and a NatHERS weighted average of 7.3 stars across all 45 apartments.

Additional sustainability outcomes include a 20 kWp solar PV array, full all-electric services with heat pump hot water, a 25,000-litre rainwater tank and approximately 35 percent Portland cement replacement across structural pours.

All tested apartments achieved below 30 dBA despite direct adjacency to a live rail corridor, exceeding the required benchmark.

CKA Studio’s design draws on the texture of the surrounding suburb, with decorative precast concrete panels to the western facade, James Hardie Axon cladding and a ground-level community mural developed through consultation with local residents

Samssons Projects Australia delivered the project across four permit stages, with early consultant integration central to achieving the project’s technical and sustainability outcomes.