Neo Apartments, Grafton, Auckland 10,410sqm | Leuschke Group Architects Auckland and Queenstown

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The Homestead — Mt Cardrona Station

Studio Box

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Victoria Lane

Victoria Residences

Balfour Road Apartments

Newton Central Post Office

Herne Bay House

Rotorua Police Station

Hilton - Auckland

Eden Green Apartments

Jervois & Lawrence

Park Residences

Translucent House

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Neo Apartments

Grafton, Auckland
10,410sqm

Three sides of the site bound private property so are not available for outlook. Only the south west boundary is available for outlook and as the street boundary is ideally fronted by apartments to give an active edge.

Various plan forms were reviewed to meet the requirements of providing an active street frontage as well as giving bigger units access to the sun and views. The adopted form has a row of smaller apartments facing Madeira Lane. This is backed by a ‘U’ shaped run of larger units orientated to the North maximising sunlight and amenity. In the event, the adjacent site is developed all these units would still have access to sunlight and look over a courtyard that is over 20m wide and over 20m deep. This is as wide as a large street reserve.