A medium density housing development on a small 564 sq.m Mount Victoria site in central Wellington, New Zealand. There are seven single-level apartments and one two-level apartment, spread over three stories, with a clock tower defining the street corner. The complex sits over a below grade carpark with light timber framing clad in corrugated iron and plastered concrete panels. These provide a variety of textures that help relate the building to its context.

© Jeff Brass

Architects: Parsonson Architects

Location: Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Jeff Brass

Contractor: Field & Hall Ltd

Engineer: Spencer Holmes Ltd
Software: Revit

© Jeff Brass

From the architect. A medium density housing development on a small 564 sq.m Mount Victoria site in central Wellington, New Zealand. There are seven single-level apartments and one two-level apartment, spread over three stories, with a clock tower defining the street corner. The complex sits over a below grade carpark with light timber framing clad in corrugated iron and plastered concrete panels. These provide a variety of textures that help relate the building to its context.

© Jeff Brass

The building is arranged around a north facing open courtyard containing a mixture of public and priva...