Hutt City Residential Intensification Study

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Working with Jacobs NZ Ltd and Hutt City Council Planning staff to develop and test possible development scenarios that would allow for the intensification of existing residential areas with the view to creating 6,000 more households in the city.  The project involved a city-wide study to identify and analyse city suburbs where intensification could occur and then to propose areas to be developed.  Three different development scenarios, based on high, moderate and low growth levels, were developed for testing, with a particular focus on height, shading, setbacks and carparking provisions. Check out this article in the national paper.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/97758297/national-housing-shortage-is-not-easy-to-solve--just-ask-lower-hutt

A Plan Change (43) to adopt the recommended changes into the District Plan was approved in 2019 by a panel of Independent Commissioners. Expert Urban Design evidence was provided at the hearing.

Client: Hutt City Council

Date: 2015 - 2019

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DCM Urban Design is a landscape architecture and urban design company with offices in Ōtautahi-Christchurch and Tāhuna-Queenstown. Founded in 2016, we work throughout Aotearoa New Zealand enhancing human relationships through creative landscape architecture and urban design.

Our focus is on providing innovative solutions for our clients. We approach each project as a unique opportunity working closely with them to visualise or solve complex design issues. Our services range from expert advice or assessments to playground design, master planning, subdivision design, and environment court hearings.

At DCM Urban Design, we strive to make lasting and meaningful connections through our designs. We believe that our attention to detail and passion for landscape architecture and urban design will help to create a better future for New Zealand.