Residential
This section showcases a couple of residential projects I was project architect for while at Warren and Mahoney Architects during the rebuilding of Otautahi Christchurch after the earthquakes.
These projects served as vehicles for architectural exploration, allowing me to investigate topics of interest in each project I undertook for clients.
Salisbury Street Apartments
Warren and Mahoney Architects
These Otautahi Christchurch apartments were among the first in the city to incorporate cross-laminated timber. Our client, Summitbuild, sought to explore this innovative material for its sustainability, prefabrication efficiencies, and resilience. The project exemplified a highly collaborative approach between the contractor, design consultants, material supplier, and City Council, resulting in a successful delivery of medium-density housing that thoughtfully references its Victorian and modernist neighbours. The development received an NZIA Architecture Award for Housing and was a national finalist in the NZ Timber Design Awards.
Pool House
Warren and Mahoney Architects
As project architect, I led the design of this enclosed pool facility, which replaces the original building severely damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes.
Part of the Parkbridge Apartment complex overlooking Hagley Park, the design responds to Bealey Avenue’s curved transition into Park Terrace.
With much of the building concealed behind a high brick boundary wall, the roofing detail takes center stage. The geometric intersection of the gabled roof and curved north wall is elegantly defined through the malleable copper batten-seam detail. Opting for a lightweight, durable roofing material over the original heavy terracotta tiles significantly reduced structural demands, enhancing resilience in future seismic events. Mechanical ventilation is discreetly integrated behind the hit-and-miss brickwork.
Photography of this project: Sarah Rowlands for W&M.
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