2024 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
219 Riccarton Road
This high-quality apartment block on Riccarton Road is Kāinga Ora’s first medium-density, accessible complex in Ōtautahi Christchurch and is designed for elderly clients and those living with a disability. Strong gable forms and Canterbury-red brick walls relate well to the urban context. Balconies, metal screens and front courtyards provide privacy, shading and modulation to the street. Communal amenities, generous circulation, light-filled apartments and use of colour create a sense of collective wellbeing. Rigorously planned, well proportioned, robustly built and meticulously detailed, this pilot project is an exemplar for medium-density social housing.
- Practice
- Architectus
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Canterbury
