For strata committees & building owners
Your roof is the building's most under-used asset.
Most owners corporations are sitting on an empty slab in a suburb where land is scarce. Developing that airspace can fund the maintenance program for years.
What the owners corporation gets
Fund the works you have been deferring
Proceeds from the airspace typically go to the capital works fund — paying for remediation, waterproofing, lift upgrades or façade works without a special levy.
Keep the building's character
A single recessed module reads as a considered rooftop addition, not a redevelopment. No demolition, no change to the existing floors or common areas.
Compress the disruption
Because manufacture happens offsite, residents face a short preparation period, a crane day, and connection works — not a construction site for a year.
Improve the roof while you are there
Rooftop projects are the natural moment to renew membranes, upgrade access and rationalise plant, work that otherwise sits on the deferred list.
The approval pathway
Airspace above the top floor is generally common property. Selling or leasing it requires an owners' resolution — the exact threshold and process depend on your state's strata legislation, so your strata lawyer confirms the pathway for your scheme.
- 01Committee requests a feasibility assessment for the building.
- 02Airspace Homes issues a structural suitability report with home capacity and indicative value.
- 03Owners corporation obtains legal and valuation advice on the airspace and proceeds.
- 04Resolution is put to a general meeting at the threshold required by your state's strata legislation.
- 05Design, engineering and planning approval proceed on the approved scope.
- 06Factory build, crane lift, connection and handover.
General information only, not legal or financial advice.
Start with an assessment