Coastal Apartments
By Gel Architects
This seven storey mixed use development whole heartedly embraces its dynamic coastal environment. This building will provide high quality residential living above ground floor retail spaces, offering a welcoming, pedestrian-friendly interface.
Materiality is celebrated throughout the design with horizontal strata patterns drawing reference from the sandstone cliffs on nearby Takapuna beach, punctuated with natural stone walls. These geological textures are combined with weathered timber-look cladding, paying tribute to the classic New Zealand bach. Coastal vegetation species flow from the rooftop to provide a cohesive seaside experience. The building is capped by an eye-catching rippled roof that floats gently above, emulating the movement of the ocean.
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At Gel Architects we are committed to excellence in every aspect of our work. We design unique, site-specific, creative solutions and produce innovative, buildable and cost-effective results.
We love architecture, and we understand that careful design can help shape the fabric of our communities for the better. We design homes and workplaces that are beautiful to look at, practical to build, and a joy to live and work in.
We are new home, urban regeneration and masterplanning specialists. Sustainability is in the DNA of all our projects, with considerations such as efficient land use, using locally-sourced products, optimising solar access and reducing waste at the forefront of our thinking.
Gel Architects are an NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects) registered practice.
- Year founded2015
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