Studio
Breathe is a Melbourne-based studio, creating world-class architecture with an enduring and meaningful impact on housing affordability, accessibility and sustainability.
Founded in 2001 by Design Director Jeremy McLeod and Tamara Veltre, Breathe has a reputation for delivering exceptional solutions.
We’ve remained at the forefront of sustainable design over the last 20 years by rigorously pursuing design that’s beautiful, seemingly effortless, and environmentally positive.
Jeremy McLeod and Tamara Veltre were the authors of the Nightingale Model and co-founders of Nightingale Housing, inviting six of Melbournes best architects to invest along side them in the first Nightingale project, Nightingale 1.
Breathe shared their Nightingale financial model, their company structuring, their design and sustainability IP and delivery experience with these architects to help them take the Nightingale model and deliver their own triple bottom line projects.
Breathe secured sites for some of these architects, provided development management services for some, helped some secure capital and Jeremy actively worked with National Australia Bank to secure the senior debt for all of the Nightingale projects delivered under a Nightingale licence.
Nightingale Housing, has now grown into an internationally recognised sustainable housing provider setting new benchmarks for urban housing and apartment living. Over 700 apartments have been delivered under the Nightingale model across four Australian states. More importantly, Nightingale has helped change the course of the housing industry, proving that sustainable, community focused housing is exactly where people want to live.
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