BOATHOUSE BAY / Snells Beach

BOATHOUSE BAY / Snells Beach

BOATHOUSE BAY Snells Beach Boathouse Bay is a medium density development situated at the north end of the Snells Beach settlement, north of Auckland. Crosson architects created the masterplan and designed a series of housing types to create a unique coastal community. The design reflects a traditional boatshed gable typology, with a reinterpreted contemporary take…

KŌTUITUI TERRACES / Stage II

KŌTUITUI TERRACES / Stage II

Kōtuitui Terraces — 2022 Property Council Awards / Community and Affordable Housing Property Award / Winner — 2022 Property Council Awards / Multi-Unit Residential Property Award / Winner — 2022 Commercial Project Awards / Residential / Gold — 2022 Commercial Project Awards / Residential / National Category Winner — 2023 NZIA Local Awards / Housing…

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE / Mangere

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE / Mangere

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CENTRE Mangere Underpinning this project is the desire to project a strong sense of place for a group of people previously displaced, a welcome and a harbour for those buffeted by circumstance. It seeks to reinforce the traditions, lifestyle and visual environment of Aotearoa/New Zealand, while introducing subtle references and familiar elements from…

BREATHE DEVELOPMENT / Christchurch

BREATHE DEVELOPMENT / Christchurch

BREATHE COMPETITION Christchurch This design explores a new way of contemporary urban living in post-earthquake Christchurch. It seeks to achieve a mixed use, low rise, eco-friendly community within the devastation that has occurred. It proposes a contemporary approach to city regeneration.  An approach that has occurred many times before in places that have experienced man…

HNZC WALTERS ROAD DEVELOPMENT / Mt Wellington

HNZC WALTERS ROAD DEVELOPMENT / Mt Wellington

HNZC WALTERS ROAD DEVELOPMENT Mt Wellington The Intentions for the design of Walters Road development for Housing New Zealand Corporation is about setting “best practice” principles in achieving good quality houses and streets for the occupants. It recognises the issues of land use efficiency, community and suburban sprawl. Through good planning and architecture these issues…

BRITOMART COMPETITION / Auckland

BRITOMART COMPETITION / Auckland

BRITOMART COMPETITION Auckland The Waitemata waterfront is the meeting place of the City and the Harbour; the City and the Region; the City’s and the Region’s public transport systems. The Passenger Transport Interchange is the central tenet of the brief. The Waitemata waterfront is the place where Auckland’s three major modes of public transport (ferry,…

TE WERO BRIDGE / Auckland Viaduct Harbour

TE WERO BRIDGE / Auckland Viaduct Harbour

TE WERO BRIDGE Auckland Viaduct Harbour The concept centres around reclamation both conceptually and literally, to reclaim important elements in our city and our history.  The intention is to reactivate these & energise Te Wero Island and the passage across the Viaduct Harbour.  The scheme engages in the wider context of the city & urban…