Chappel Towhouses
By Bonnifait + Associates Architects
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Despite the difficulties of working in a heritage area with complex planning rules, this project has managed to create both a new townhouse and reconstruct an exisiting working mans cottage. It has produced two new dwellings. Both houses have been carefully set-out to fit a small section in a very dense urban environment. Clever planning has created a series of private indoor and outdoor spaces which receive ample sunlight and shelter from which to appreciate the views across Wellington City. This is no mean feat and testimony to the commitment of both client and architect to meet one of the challenges facing our generation and create quality infill housing.
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Atelierworkshop was founded in 2000 on a plurality of thoughts and languages as a working process. The collaborative has different and diverse architectural experience in various parts of the world that combine professional work and research.
Their approach is orientated towards reconnecting people with a physical reality, a territory, its history and a cultural context. Over 23 years in practice they have developed a portfolio from bespoke residential and commercial boutique architecture to light industrial development, regenerative tourism and eco farm development.
“Our architecture seeks to reveal the landscape and the environment through innovation and common sense. Our projects are developed from a concern for forming one body with the site. Without compromising on design, we put priority on finding sustainable solutions".