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Apartment Building Design Whare Whaitua Noho

1. Introduction 2. Site Design 3. Placing the Building 4. Street to Front Door 5. Outdoor Spaces 6. Accommodating Cars 7. The Building
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Site ecology and habitats
  • 2.3 Design for the topography
  • 2.4 Built environment
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Building placement
  • 3.3 Building separation and outlook
  • 3.4 Designing for privacy
  • 3.5 Designing for light and sun
  • 3.6 Site access
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Relating the Building to the Street
  • 4.3 Boundary treatments
  • 4.4 Safety, activity and overlooking
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Communal outdoor spaces
  • 5.3 Balconies & private outdoor spaces
  • 5.4 Service areas
  • 5.5 Landscape design and biodiversity
  • 5.6 Stormwater management
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Vehicle access
  • 6.3 Car Parking
  • 6.4 Surface Parking
  • 6.5 Alternative parking solutions
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Apartment building types
    • 7.2.1 Apartment building types: Basic forms
    • 7.2.2 Apartment building types: Building access arrangement
    • 7.2.3 Individual apartment types
  • 7.3 Principal components controlling building form
    • 7.3.1 Building height and massing
    • 7.3.2 Building depth
    • 7.3.3 Building setbacks (yards)
  • 7.4 Primary building elements
    • 7.4.1 Building entrance
    • 7.4.2 Building façade
    • 7.4.3 Integrated facades
  • 7.5 Universal design and Lifemark Standards - accessible and adaptable apartments
  • 7.6 Apartment layout
    • 7.6.1 Apartment mix and designing for families
    • 7.6.2 Apartment space
    • 7.6.3 Storage and utility space
  • 7.7 Sustainable design
    • 7.7.1 Energy efficiency - fixtures and fittings
    • 7.7.2 Energy efficiency - home management
    • 7.7.3 Energy efficiency - Space heating, cooling and the use of solar energy
    • 7.7.4 Energy efficiency - the building 'envelope'
    • 7.7.5 Material Selection
    • 7.7.6 Water conservation

Case Studies

  • 3333 Main, Vancouver
  • 3333 Main, Vancouver
  • AUDP The Issac
  • AUDP The Issac
  • Berenger Apartments, Portland
  • Berenger Apartments, Portland
  • Camperdown Sydney (Common Ground)
  • Camperdown Sydney (Common Ground)
  • Capers Building
  • Capers Building
  • Chapel Street, St Kilda, Melbourne
  • Chapel Street, St Kilda, Melbourne
  • Chews Lane
  • Chews Lane
  • Collection 45, Vancouver
  • Collection 45, Vancouver
  • Cross Roads, Vancouver
  • Cross Roads, Vancouver
  • Drake Street
  • Drake Street
  • Enso
  • Enso
  • Ladies Mile
  • Ladies Mile
  • New Water, Vancouver
  • New Water, Vancouver
  • North Main Village
  • North Main Village
  • On Que
  • On Que
  • Peirmont and Monument Apartments
  • Peirmont and Monument Apartments
  • Redfern East, Sydney
  • Redfern East, Sydney
  • The Isaac, Grey Lynn, Auckland
  • The Isaac, Grey Lynn, Auckland
  • The Ockham
  • The Ockham
  • Trinity Apartments
  • Trinity Apartments
  • Tupelo Alley, Portland
  • Tupelo Alley, Portland
  • Zavos Corner
  • Zavos Corner

    Ladies Mile

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    Overview

    High quality and high density on a budget - a beautifully designed apartment building allowing older people to live near to the hustle and bustle of Ellerslie.

    Project Summary

    Project Summary

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nestled directly behind the bustling shops of Ellerslie, the Ladies Mile site is excellently located for an apartment life style next to the amenities of a town centre. The design had to address both the opportunity presented by this proximity, with the challenges of a site with no road frontage, and limited access.

    This Housing New Zealand Corporation project is the redevelopment of an existing site – replacing old single story units well past their prime with two new three storey apartment buildings. Overall there are 66 units on the site.

    The building is specifically designed for older people, but is not a retirement village. All the one bedroom units have a full range of facilities, but are purpose designed to people of a range of physical abilities. This includes wheelchair accessible units on the ground floor.

    The design project was vigorously debated through a design competition, extensive consultation and resource consent process. The end result is a building the entire neighbourhood can be proud of. The palette of materials is rigorously robust – providing a rich tapestry of textures and forms which are assembled to create a secure environment for living.

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