Napier Lane
Takapuna

Completed in 2017 these four upmarket apartments are part of the Napier Lane development in Takapuna. Designed to fit thoughtfully with a surrounding residential context, rather than explicitly looking like apartments.

Complex negotiations with council were required to address the challenges of a busy intersection and a site more suited for apartments than stand-alone residential.

Napier Lane is an exercise in maximising site utilisation. The project creates two carefully planned apartments, one above the other. From the street the building appears as two gable forms, with materials choice carefully breaking down the mass and complementing its neighbours.

Client: Bromac Limited

Metrics: 340m2 over two apartments

Awards: 2019 NZIA Dulux Colour Awards – Finalist. 2020 NZIA Auckland Architecture Award Winner – Multi Unit Housing. 2020 Best Design Awards – Finalist

Photography: Simon Devitt