Aria Apartments
By TOA Architects
With a bespoke design there were a number of challenges to achieving such a striving result whilst maintaining restraint of the project budget. TOA Architects engaged with the contractors early on in the design to ensure budget awareness was at the forefront. Milestone issues to the contractor were used to monitor the cost of this higher end detailing. The commercial viability was very important to our client and we met their requirements whilst delivering a high quality design which enabled a rapid sales process.
From an early design phase TOA worked closely with New Zealand’s leading curtain wall Manufacturers to create a bespoke mixed use development in the heart of Ponsonby. One of TOA’s drivers for delivery on this project was to create bold, visually stimulating contemporary freehold apartments. This has been achieved through clever detailing of environmentally passive design elements, to target a 6-star Homestar rating within the high quality boutique apartments ranging between one and two bedroom units. Aria Apartments is a prestigious upcoming Ponsonby buildings of concrete, pressed metal, timber and glass. Bespoke facade detailing and specialist facade engineering was used to develop the design and documentation of this thermally dynamic exterior skin.
Rendering: David Moore
DETAILS
CLIENT: LEGACY PROPERTY
LOCATION: VINEGAR LANE, PONSONBY
PROGRAMME: MIXED USE (RETAIL AND 20 FREEHOLD APARTMENTS)
CONSULTANTS: SONYA COTTER DESIGN (INTERIOR)
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Moemoeā; to have a dream, to have a vision.
TOA, Tamaki Makaurau Office Architecture, is about Strength, Bravery and Cutting New Ground.
TOA approach architecture differently. We value the Tangata – People; Whenua – our Land and its history; Aroha – Heart; and Wairua – Spirit. These are the concepts that inspire our architecture. And TOA takes seriously its role as Kaitiaki - Guardians of our clients' and communities' projects, as well as the wider environment.
We believe in the significant influence the built environment has on our minds and our lives. Successful buildings go beyond providing shelter to contribute a delight that enriches our lives and enhances the landscapes buildings arise from.
"I te pō o tētahi rangi noa ake ka moemoeā a Kauhika, he whaea nō Te Rangi-kai-kore tēnei, he wahine moemoe hoki taua kuia / During the night of quite a different day, Kauhika, who was an aunt of Te Rangi-kai-kore, and a dreamer of dreams, had a vision."
- Journal of Polynesian Society, 1919:92