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More SDA on the way

Our Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) project in Koondoola is progressing nicely toward its expected completion mid-2025. Designed for our client Habilitas to meet robust standards, and built by Cloudbreak WA, this development will provide three 'forever homes' to three residents and their OOAs (On-Site Overnight

Two SDA Projects Nearing Completion

It’s great to start 2025 with site visits to two of our Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) developments. Designed for Habilitas, they have an expected completion in the 1st quarter of 2025. Gosnells: Designed to meet Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible, and High Physical Support SDA standards, the

Another Award Win

Congratulations to Dale Alcock Projects for winning the Housing Industry Association (HIA) 2024 Western Australia Specialised Housing award for the KPA-designed Brightwater Care Group Huntington’s Disease Campus in Piara Waters. This follows the 2024 Perth Specialised Housing of the Year award win in October.KPA Architects

New Aged Care Bill Passed

The passage of the new Aged Care Bill in Federal Parliament this week is good news. Providers and their architects can now confidently proceed with important reforms like the new Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines. KPA Architects have prepared for this moment by having

Award Win

What a way to finish the year!We are very proud to share the KPA designed Brightwater Care Group Huntington's Disease Campus won the '2024 Perth Specialised Housing of the Year' Award at the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Housing Awards!Congratulations to Brightwater, Dale Alcock Homes, Adam

SDA Housing Pipeline – Supply Data

It looks like the specialist housing sector is leading the way in delivering genuine dwelling diversity, based on recent supply data for new disability accommodation. According to the NDIS quarterly report for the year to September, 60% of new SDA in the pipeline for Western

Alec Johnson – 1 Year

Congratulations to Graduate Architect, Alec Johnson, who celebrates his first anniversary working with KPA. Alec’s been doing a great job, contributing to several key projects across the Specialist Disability Accommodation, Retirement Living, and Industrial sectors. Congrats, Alec!

Able Meet Busselton

Last week, Director Todd Paterson had the pleasure of joining SDA Customer Engagement Manager, Preet Kaur, on the Habilitas table at the ABLE MEET speed networking event in Busselton. It was great to meet with a variety of attendees and share information about the Habilitas

New Aged Care Act

KPA Architects are looking forward to the new Aged Care Act and we are studying different approaches to implementing the ‘person-centred’ design model that is recommended. Options range from campus-style developments designed for specific needs like dementia care, through to clusters of specialised care in

NDIS Reforms Approved

KPA Architects look forward to working with participants, carers, and housing providers in creating new Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in line with the funding reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which were passed by Federal Parliament recently. According to KPA director, Todd Paterson: