Selected Project
Gloucester St Apartments
This prominent and very popular 10-storey apartment building was damaged in the Christchurch earthquake. Our brief was to design a contemporary exterior façade, which fitted in with the local landscape, for this 90s PoMo building originally designed by Christchurch architects, Alun Wilkie Architects. A new roof, new bathrooms and modern entrance way were also added. Working with façade engineers, a terracotta rainscreen tile system and metal panel cladding were used. This new facade is extremely durable, low maintenance and meets the highest fire-safety standards. The building is one of the only surviving Christchurch high-rise apartment buildings, a credit to the structural design of Craig Lewis of Lewis Bradford Consulting, formerly of Holmes. Housing 29 apartments, many of the original tenants are now confidently returning home. More: www.hmoa.net.nz/commercial/gloucester-st-apartments/
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Canterbury
- Year
- 2018
