Supporting and strengthening the growing Northcote community

Northcote is one of the few locations where an entire town centre, and suburb is being renewed. Fletcher Living are to develop three sites for apartment housing near the Awataha Stream which is now being re-celebrated as Te Awataha Greenway, and Lake Road which has cultural significance to mana whenua as significant route from Lake Pupuke to the north, and Te Onewa Pā to the south. 

To support and strengthen the Northcote community as it grows Boffa Miskell has worked closely with Fletcher Residential Living to masterplan these apartment sites, supporting the vision for Northcote to increase housing supply and choice. We worked closely with the client and project architects to design an integrated housing development which considers the local context, supports growth and affordable housing opportunities, provides connections to open space amenities, local centre and public transport.

Location

Auckland

Worked with

Architectus
Ashton Mitchell
Barker and Associates
Maven Associates
Mesh

Project date

2021

A key strategic move for each site design is to create a sense of place for the new development. The revealing of the Awataha Stream and construction of the greenway provides opportunity for these adjacent development sites to link to it by forming strong physical and visual connections. This can be seen through the design of an elevated ‘green’ bridge proposed as a central spine connecting to the Te Awataha Greenway.

All three sites for this project have excellent proximity to the Northcote town centre. Pedestrian and cycle access will be strengthened through an increase in safe pedestrian crossings shared paths and cycle ways benefiting new residents as well as existing.

The masterplan layout and design for landscape spaces which support and endorse the desire to create a connected and sustainable community within Northcote. The design for the landscape includes a variety of spaces from more secluded, quiet gardens for resting, spaces designed to capture the early sunrise with your morning coffee, a midday lunch spot or evening sunset, as well as busier more communal entry spaces.