Student housing moves into the city

Student accommodation is no longer a peripheral typology. In Sydney, it’s increasingly being used as a tool to shape entire precincts — bringing together housing, infrastructure and public life in ways that extend beyond the student cohort.The Kensington to Kingsford (KEKI) corridor offers a clear example of this shift. Anchored by the light rail and proximity to the University of New South Wales, the area has become a testing ground for transport-oriented development, where density