College & Mason

ResidentialInteriors
Written By Stephen Roke

Auckland, New Zealand

The main theme of ‘Guardianship' is supported by the local iwi story of the ‘Flight of Reipae’, the name of the adjacent mountain volcano, Mt Wellington and by the Bill Hammond painting ’The Watchers’.

 
The central court at dusk, terraces in cedar and dark cladding with the entries lit
The gable repeated down the terrace run, a detail drawn for buildability
Three-storey terraces in cedar and dark weatherboard over integral garages
The four-storey apartment corner, asked for by the Council urban review to hold the corner
Balconies and gables in series, the repetition that made the terraces economic to build
A type D kitchen and living space, marble island against pale timber
A type C living room, with the kitchen and dining beyond
 

Templeton engaged Walkers to provide masterplanning and then full documentation for a 100 homes development. This sold rapidly off our presentation documentation, the concept was for low cost housing, several house type typologies, and provide a urban neighbourhood that would retain it’s long term value for investor purchasers.

For economy of construction great attention was made for repetition of details and buildibility, especially for terrace houses. The Council urban review requested the main corner of the site to be 4 levels, so a small apartment complex was designed to home 9 apartments and create a strong urban corner element in the Stonefields landscape.

Project

Client: Templeton Group

Location: Stonefields, Auckland

Status: Ongoing, Stage 1 due for completion end of 2022

Size: 1.3 Hectares

Stephen Roke
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