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The project involved the design of 24 two bedroom apartments as part of the Housing New Zealand Talbot Park renewal in Glen Innes. The development is envisaged as a landmark housing and community redevelopment. Existing state owned units were removed and a new private access road was created to the north.

Ground floor units have enclosed courtyards and the upper units have generous decks, with the units being staggered to ensure privacy for these.

Four full height glazed atriums provide access to the units. All kitchens have windows that look on to this vertical street, reinforcing the chance of interaction and connection and therefore a sense of community and security. Landings provide places to meet and visibility from the streets and footpaths running perpendicular to the atriums.

Pre-cast concrete panels are clad in brick veneer referencing the New Zealand building tradition, and limited quantities of zincalume accent the projections of the atriums and living room spaces. These buildings offer solidity and permanence for its inhabitants.

Crosson Architects
Auckland
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Crosson Architects is an Auckland based architectural practice with an exceptional portfolio of work. Past projects include residential, commercial, institutional, masterplanning and urban design developments. Ken Crosson and his team have won numerous architectural awards locally and internationally with work being regularly published here and around the world.

Our commitment to providing a superior service to our clients is extended with membership in Designgroup New Zealand, enabling larger scale projects to be undertaken, drawing on a range of resources and expertise from partnering practices. We strive for the highest standards of client service, design and documentation. At the completion of each project, the aim is to have achieved a building that is beyond the client's expectations. We believe good design will produce sustainable, functional and dramatic spaces and buildings that have an enduring quality over time.

Each project is analysed for its special requirements and opportunities: the end result being not a preconceived idea, but a combination of the client's requirements and desires, a response to the site and the budget. Critical consideration is given to the project's specific environmental and historical context, and to the appropriate use of materials and construction methods.

At the heart of the process is the collaboration between the client and the architect. At Crosson Architects we create – and the process is vigorous and robust, rich and rewarding. Amongst other elements, we consider the physical, psychological and spiritual – achieving an outcome that is unique and life-enhancing.

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