2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Kāinga Ora - Social Housing Redevelopment
Addressing an urgent need to house single occupants in low-rise, suburban Rangiora, this social housing development creates an accessible and welcoming enclave of homes. With a nod to Warren & Mahoney’s Christchurch flats of the 1960s, the architect has carefully created clusters of two-, three- and four-unit groups that appear as individual homes with familiar gable roof forms. Thoughtfully proportioned and planned, the 28-residence development has integrated accessible ramps into its landscaping, with paths, roads and small outdoor spaces creating a sense of home, sociability, safety and community. Built with low-maintenance brick and precoated metal, this quality urban environment provides a strong model for the future provision of state housing in Aotearoa.
- Practice
- Rohan Collett Architects Limited
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Canterbury
