Here we adopt the philosophy that to isolate housing from other aspects of life is to undermine the actual organisation of the life process and to degrade the quality of life in cities. While the project focuses on housing, it begins with a study of the historically changing relationship between the trilogy of work, home life and recreation. This will form the brief for a major housing project in one of Sydney's major development areas. It will involve the integration of a variety of housing types at medium to high density, along with their integration into the urban fabric by means of other urban functions - commercial and community facilities, open space, transport, etc. The emphasis will be on creating a socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and commercially feasible residential environment with reference to current urban design priorities such as urban consolidation and ecologically sound principles.