12 winners announced for Oracle apartment trial

After the highly successful pop up apartment in Forrest Chase in early November, the WA Apartment Advocacy distilled the 600 entries received down to 12 lucky sets of people who were announced at a VIP event at Oracle.

Each of the 12 lucky groups will trial living at Oracle apartments in the CBD for free for a month, commencing in January 2018.

The Oracle guests will move into the apartment during their appointed month and enjoy all the benefits of apartment living including the rooftop terrace entertaining suite, as if they were a permanent resident.

Ms Reece, Director of WAAA and the instigator of the experiment, stated that there was a wide cross section of respondents who would now be able to try the apartment lifestyle without any obligation.

“We have families with kids under 4, tweenies and also teenagers moving into the apartment over the next 12 months,” Ms Reece said.

“This is supplemented with young graduates, baby boomers, retirees and even seniors aged over 70.

“This research, we believe, will demonstrate that apartment living is not just confined to the young and empty nesters.

“As it is, Perth is ranked second behind Sydney for the number of families living in apartments and only 5% of retirees nationally will move into a retirement village. On that basis we have to start thinking about how we adapt apartment living to these various age groups and what they are seeking in their respective homes.”

The project, which was held jointly with apartment developer Blackburne, will seek to video record each winners experience in the apartment, to provide an insight about the pluses and any draw backs with apartment living.

Mr Paul Blackburne, Managing Director of Blackburne stated that this social experiment would assist a number of people who were currently sitting on the cusp of apartment living.

“These respondents had a number of concerns including noise, privacy, the size of the apartment and generally the change from something they have always known, being a traditional home,” Mr Blackburne said.

“However the successful respondents last night were also excited about the opportunities.

“Many of them work in the city and hence the commute time would be drastically reduced. It also meant that they could enjoy 5 star amenities which many of them have not experienced in the past.”

The successful applicants are as follows:

Month	Applicant	Demographic
January 2018	Michelle D’Costa	Family with kindergarten child currently living in Ellenbrook in 4 bed/2 bath home
February	Aidan Power	Single father with teen son living in Mt Lawley
March	Debbie Turfrey	Empty nesters working in the City
April	Amanda Shipton	Family with 9/11 year olds living in Kensington
May	Brian and Lil Moralee	Seniors over 60 living in Armadale
June	Brooke Jones	Young couple also working in the City
July	William Gumbley	Young family two kids under 4
August	Connor Mcclymont	Young couple
September	Diana Boudville	Baby boomer couple with teen and university student
October	Valerie Campbell	Seniors
November	Jill Howard	Seniors over 70 currently living in Kardinya
December	Lynsey Brady	Young single (living at home in late 20’s in Secret Harbour)

 

It is anticipated that the footage captured over the next 12 months will then be encapsulated in a documentary as part of a general education campaign.