Onepu Project

This development is an extension of our other Kilbirnie project. We were able to purchase adjacent land, allowing us to build 10 more homes and add a shared garden for the full development. There will be two buildings in a similar style to the neighbouring project.

We have plans to build six one-bedroom and four three-bedroom homes. This development is a unique opportunity to provide people in need with affordable, long-term, quality homes in a location that brings numerous opportunities. This location is in the heart of the Kilbirnie suburban centre and therefore provides easy access to a variety of amenities and resources.

We are again working with the team of Novak+Middleton Architects as architects and Wilson Commercial Ltd as builders. Novak+Middleton have come up with what we think is this innovative and inspiring design.

 

Updates are listed below

 

March 2023

It is with great excitement and relief we have been granted our Building Consent from WCC.  Thank you to the team that has gotten us to this stage – Novak + Middleton, Wilson Commercial with early contractor engagement, Spencer Holmes, Clendon Burns & Park, Acousafe, S&T, Belcanto and Maltbys.

Watch for construction to start soon!

 

November 2022

November has brought us our approved Resource Consent! We waited longer than we wanted to, but we are grateful for the team that got us the consent. Thank you Nicola and the team at Spencer Holmes and Josh and the team at Novak+Middleton Architects.

The team working on the Building Consent application are well underway and we will have that lodged soon.

Resources consent Notice of Decisions are written in a very perfunctory manner, but we took heart in the following:

“... a comprehensive development.. with the objective being to provide well-designed social housing and community space that integrates well with its surrounding environment.”

Council’s Urban Designer “concluded that the proposed intensification of the site will ultimately allow a vibrant and viable centres area by enabling a range of appropriate activities to occur.”

And a funny favourite – noting how storage space was the number one thing research found tenants wanted – “the internal design of each dwelling will have adequate provision of internal storage for each room”. Not an easy thing to achieve, but we are pleased with the level of storage these homes will provide. Never enough storage!

July 2022

Our thanks to Spencer Holmes. An application was made for a resource consent for the project.

Construction information

You can read the architects design statement.