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Stand-Alone House Design Ngā Whare Tūwehe

1. Site Design 2. Placing the Building 3. Street to Front Door 4. Outdoor Spaces 5. Accommodating Cars 6. The Building
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Work with the Site
  • 1.3 Design the Site and House together
  • 1.4 Respect the neighbours
  • 1.5 Good quality infill development
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The spaces around the house
  • 2.3 Privacy and outlook
  • 2.4 Designing for the sun
  • 2.5 Types of House
    • 2.5.1 Detached or 'stand-alone' houses
    • 2.5.2 Zero lot line houses
    • 2.5.3 Courtyard Houses
    • 2.5.4 Accessory dwelling
    • 2.5.5 Extended family House
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Designing for neighbourhood character
  • 3.3 Designing for safety and amenity
  • 3.4 Creating privacy
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Provide for an outdoor lifestyle
  • 4.3 Design for accessibility
  • 4.4 Optimise your landscaping
  • 4.5 Respond to the neighbourhood
  • 4.6 Design for stormwater treatment
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Integrating parking, garaging and access with the street
  • 5.3 Parking options
    • 5.3.1 Parking beside the house
    • 5.3.2 Parking under the house
    • 5.3.3 Parking behind the house
    • 5.3.4 Parking in front of the house
  • 5.4 Designing the driveway, shared accessway or lane
    • 5.4.1 Designing for safety of children
    • 5.4.2 Driveways for rear sites and shared access-ways
    • 5.4.3 Lanes
  • 5.5 Garages as flexible spaces
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Building form and appearance
    • 6.2.1 Building height and mass
    • 6.2.2 Primary building elements and details
  • 6.3 Weather-tightness
  • 6.4 Building performance
    • 6.4.1 Keeping the heat inside the house
    • 6.4.2 Move the heat around, and ventilate the house
  • 6.5 Planning for all ages and abilities

Case Studies

  • Addison, Takanini
  • Anselmi Ridge, Auckland
  • Arapai-Urale House, Auckland
  • Box™ Bassett Road, Remuera, Auckland
  • Brown Vujcich House, Auckland
  • Courtyard Houses, Seatoun, Wellington
  • Detached House, Remuera , Auckland
  • Lester Street, Hobsonville
  • Living Spaces, Dandenong
  • Preston Starter Home, Otara, Auckland
  • S House, Mount Eden, Auckland
  • Tagata Way, Mangere
  • The Block, on St Johns Road
  • Zero Energy House, Point Chevalier, Auckland

    Addison, Takanini

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    Overview

    These houses overlooking Bruce Pullman Drive in the Addison neighbourhood in Takanini are an important demonstration of how well designed, higher density housing can create a successful edge to a reserve and street – while also creating sunny private open space for the residents.

    Project Summary

    Project Summary
    ​​​​​​​​Addison is a large masterplanned residential development in Takanini, just north of the Papakura Town centre. The overall development is on 84 hectares, and will eventually be home to 1,500 houses at a range of densities. 

    The 18 houses on Bruce Pullman Drive create a strong crescent form that defines the edge of the reserve. There is a consistent setback from the park, and all the buildings use a similar overall mass, form, and palette of materials and colours. 

    Differentiation between the units is provided by having variations in the treatment of the front facades, using bay windows, decks and pergolas as a 'kit of parts'. Across the 18 units, there are four distinct variations. 

    The orientation of the site allowed good solar gain into the backyards, and building close to the reserve maximises the sunny open space behind the houses. 

    The houses also introduced a new housing typology to Takanini, using secondary accommodation over some of the garages. Initially conceived as self-contained dwellings, they provide an additional bedroom to add flexibility to the household. They also provide a sense of address and oversight onto the rear lane – an important contributor to the security of this space. 

    The design of the rear lanes was critical to the success of the project. The garages are stepped to provide space for landscaping and lighting, there is a range of high quality materials, and the two storey garages with accommodation above 'bookend' and overlook the space. 

    The Addison development was an innovative, exciting development for Takanini that tested new ground for medium density development that put a priority on integrated master planning and best practice design. Research shows that pushing the boundaries with good design was worth it, with housing in Addison achieving higher prices and going up in value faster than comparable properties in the surrounding areas. 

    Addison Development Case Study

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