Soorley Street, Tweed Heads South

Temporary accommodation

Project type

Adaptive reuse of aged care facility

Client

Social Futures

Location

Northern Rivers, Tweed Heads South

Program

9 months, complete

About the project

The Soorley Street project adapts a former 70-bed aged care facility into supported temporary accommodation, with embedded staffing, communal spaces, and consult rooms. The facility enables the transition away from motel-based emergency housing, especially for older people and vulnerable clients. ATI led the rapid planning reset, including use rights clarification, compliance upgrade, layout planning, and fitout coordination to meet support provider needs. The project delivers a significantly more cost-effective and dignified model of temporary accommodation than the status quo.

ATI’s role

ATI managed design coordination, DA amendments, contractor engagement, compliance assurance, and stakeholder alignment under a compressed delivery window.

Client value

ATI helped Social Futures go from concept to activation within months, securing a high-impact facility that delivers safety, stability, and operational efficiency.