2021 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Peterborough Co Housing
The Peterborough Housing Co-operative was founded in 1980. Following the earthquakes, the houses were demolished, and 14 units were constructed in two rows facing each other to provide an area of small gardens and shared ground. A common house with kitchen, dining and meeting facilities, and laundry blocks at either end, fosters social interaction. Cars have been kept to the perimeter, and the resulting shared ground provides a sunny and safe place to play and meet. The northern row of houses feature shallow pitched roofs to ensure a sunny public space, while multi-storied houses to the south shield the common space from noise and wind. The familiar domestic language of cream weatherboards, grey tray section steel and unpainted timber creates a unified feel at this rejuvenated community.
- Practice
- South Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Canterbury
