2024 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Boathouse Bay
A series of housing typologies creates a high-amenity coastal community, referencing both the vernacular of boatsheds and the nearby sandspit campground buildings. In the interstices of native bush and sand dunes, this is unique to medium-density developments in Aotearoa. The arrangement of single and two-storey building forms is punctuated by frequent openings to the beach and bush context, creating shared outdoor spaces. The integration of carefully scaled tower elements add spatial interest and signal the entrance to the heart of the development and connection to the beach. The development is firmly grounded in its high-value, natural-landscape setting and celebrates the benefits of a democratic approach to ‘borrowed’ landscape.
- Practice
- Crosson Architects Limited
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Auckland
