Working in partnership, Lendlease, DesignMake, the University of Sydney and Monash University conducted research under a Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) grant titled Innovation in Advanced Multi-storey Housing Manufacture. The grant run from 2016 to 2019 with a value of $4.5 million (or $7 million including in-kind contributions).
The Architectural Design stream of this research, led by David Tapias, dealt with what kind of innovative inhabitable spaces and components can be obtained by the implementation of current digital and fabrication tools in the typology of tall timber habitats.