CLIENT
Kāinga Ora
LOCATION
Northcote, Auckland
COMPLETED
2024
CATEGORY
Multi-Residential
Community Housing
Commercial
The name Ngāhuripoke was gifted by iwi Ngāti Pāoa, from the name of a prominent Northcote family.
This 85-unit apartment development on Lake Road, Northcote, replaces nine older homes and is the largest single project in Kāinga Ora’s Northcote Development.
It is a true mixed-use development, with the ground floor housing the local Kāinga Ora North Shore office, as well as community facilities and support services.
As well as 40 one-bedroom homes (including 17 with Full Universal Design), 30 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom homes, the three-block Ngāhuripoke development also contains a playground and office spaces for the delivery of community services.
The project comprises three 6-level buildings (Keremeta, Wiripo and Wiki), named after 3 brothers who were the last generation of whānau to live on the Northcote whenua prior to subdivision in the 1950s. All homes have been built to 6 Homestar standards.
The project features the innovative use of prefabricated, prefinished concrete wall panels, where all windows and painting were completed off-site, allowing for improved quality control and construction efficiencies.
PROJECT TEAM
- Ben Sando
- James Daulton
- Jeremy Van Ryswyk
- Vesko Kovatchev
- Chanel Bearne
