Bluefield Housing

urban infill housing research by Damian Madigan

Alternative Infill

PhD thesis
A partial floor plan showing a design study from Damian Madigan's PhD thesis titled "Alternative Infill".

Damian’s PhD thesis, Alternative Infill: a design study of housing intensification, adaptation and choice in the established suburbs of Adelaide, was undertaken as a major design project at Monash University in Melbourne.

The Phd is where the ‘Bluefield Housing’ model originated, and the project incorporated an illustrated thesis (which can be downloaded using the button below), public exhibition, and public defence lecture.

Many of the concepts and diagramming presented in the thesis are evident in the other projects shown on this website, and in the Bluefield Housing book itself.

A photograph of the cover of Damian Madigan's "Alternative Infill" PhD thesis.
A floor plan showing a design study from Damian Madigan's PhD thesis titled "Alternative Infill".
A photograph of an urban model of central Adelaide from Damian Madigan's PhD exhibition.
A photograph of urban infill models from Damian Madigan's PhD exhibition.
A photograph of urban infill models from Damian Madigan's PhD exhibition.
A photograph of Damian Madigan's PhD exhibition at Monash University's School of Art, Design, and Architecture in Melbourne.
Download the illustrated Thesis

Recommended citation:
Madigan, Damian. “Alternative Infill: a design study of housing intensification, adaptation and choice in the established suburbs of Adelaide.” Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 2016.