By JTB Architects
Located in the outer Wellington suburb of Crofton Downs, this high-quality residential aged care complex containing independent apartments and care suites was opened in mid-2022.
The 16,670m2 development contains 82 residential apartments and 49 care rooms/suites over four living levels. Support facilities include dining, lounge and activity areas including a swimming pool and gym, as well as associated service, administration and ancillary areas.
The building is organised into three wings, running roughly east from the road boundary to the gorge, linked north-south, with landscaped courtyards in-between. The wings are non-parallel, splayed to respond to the site boundaries, allowing courtyard dwellings greater access to light and views.
The building has been developed to emphasise the domestic residential nature of use rather than an institutional form. This is done for the benefit of the residents and is also an appropriate built form for the location adjacent to the residential areas of Crofton Downs.
JTB Architects is an award-winning NZIA Registered practice, founded in Nelson in 1986. We now work from studios in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Wānaka, on projects around New Zealand. We design beautiful contemporary buildings of all sizes and across a broad range of project types.
Design-led
We are a design-led practice which is committed to understanding and responding to our client’s needs with professionalism, energy and creativity. With each project we aim to find the optimum balance between sustainability, value and design quality, based on our client’s priorities. We design robust and durable buildings without compromising aesthetic quality.
Committed to sustainability
Innovation forms a central part of our approach in relation to materials technology and energy use. We are members of the New Zealand Green Building Council, and our business is also EKOS Zero Carbon for Business Operations.