About the Author

Bobbie Bayley is a Director of Architectural practice Dogspike Design & Architecture, a researcher and advocate.

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If you think this resource could be useful please get in touch.

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email : dogspike dot design @ gmail dot com

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This project was part of her final year of the Masters of Architecture program at the University of Newcastle (UON) in 2023. 

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She began her studies and architectural journey in 2012 at UON. She has spent the last 6 years working with Healthabitat and carrying out 

australian-centric thinking, arid architectural journeys, research, discovery and community engagement. 

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The year-long Independent Design Thesis was the vehicle to explore a topic which is of increasing concern to many: Sub-par community housing and the threat of climate change. People’s houses will cost them their lives, or people will have to walk away.

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This project attempts to create a suite of tools which don’t currently exist - 

•    A hierarchical list of what you do first and what you do last to improve thermal comfort in existing community housing

•    An action list backed by data and relevant for the patterns of living often experienced in remote communities

•    Work that can be used by community who are tired of hot houses OR by the organisations who have the ‘power’ over the ‘asset’, not just the powercard