Project Credits
Client
Oceania Healthcare
Date Completed
2022
Sector
Residential & Community
Awards
Project Governance
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Project Lead
Simon Woodall
Awatere Village Apartments Stage 2 displays a commanding presence on the banks of the Waikato River, but at the heart of this aged care facility is community and comradeship.
The former site of one of Hamilton’s oldest homesteads is today a community of aged care living and healthcare facilities, carefully designed to foster connection among residents and visitors.
Awatere, located at the north end of Hamilton’s Victoria Street on the banks of the Waikato River, is made up of apartments and care suites, as well as community spaces including a cinema, library, crafts room, gym, outdoor seating area, and a bowling green.
In 2022, Stage 2 of Awatere Village, which comprises of 63 apartments, associated facilities, a 1400sqm community centre, and basement carparking was completed. The Chow:Hill design placed community at the heart of this development, with fundamental aged care design principles such as accessibility, safety, diversity, and quality, integral to the project’s success.
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Complementing the suburban fabric
A challenge of the design was to ensure the new four and five-storey apartment buildings complemented the Village’s neighbouring environment, which is primarily made up of single-level residential homes. Adopting a residential townhouse streetscape, the buildings have undercroft parking with levels of apartment above. The building mass is reduced by creating a rhythm of vertically divided elements expressed through alternating coloured brick clad walls with vertically stacked balconies.
The Village Pavilion is classically proportioned with a base, middle, and top – the base level housing community facilities which connect to the expansive garden and adjacent gully, contributing to a park-like feel. A key feature of the pavilion is the dining room, which opens onto a broad and deep verandah. The timber-detailed outdoor gathering space is richly finished and extends from solid roof to open slats, creating a play of light and shadow.
Warmth and comfort within
A warm rich palette of materials makes up the interior of Awatere Village, informed by a desire to provide a restful, familiar, comforting, and protective environment for residents and visitors alike. The building proportions have been carefully orchestrated by texture, weight, and colour, contributing to a permanence and timelessness.
Awatere Stage 2 was completed in collaboration with our project partners Watts & Hughes. Awatere Stage 3 is currently under construction.
Design Team
Awatere Village Apartments Stage 2 displays a commanding presence on the banks of the Waikato River, but at the heart of this aged care facility is community and comradeship.
The former site of one of Hamilton’s oldest homesteads is today a community of aged care living and healthcare facilities, carefully designed to foster connection among residents and visitors.
Awatere, located at the north end of Hamilton’s Victoria Street on the banks of the Waikato River, is made up of apartments and care suites, as well as community spaces including a cinema, library, crafts room, gym, outdoor seating area, and a bowling green.
In 2022, Stage 2 of Awatere Village, which comprises of 63 apartments, associated facilities, a 1400sqm community centre, and basement carparking was completed. The Chow:Hill design placed community at the heart of this development, with fundamental aged care design principles such as accessibility, safety, diversity, and quality, integral to the project’s success.
Read More
Complementing the suburban fabric
A challenge of the design was to ensure the new four and five-storey apartment buildings complemented the Village’s neighbouring environment, which is primarily made up of single-level residential homes. Adopting a residential townhouse streetscape, the buildings have undercroft parking with levels of apartment above. The building mass is reduced by creating a rhythm of vertically divided elements expressed through alternating coloured brick clad walls with vertically stacked balconies.
The Village Pavilion is classically proportioned with a base, middle, and top – the base level housing community facilities which connect to the expansive garden and adjacent gully, contributing to a park-like feel. A key feature of the pavilion is the dining room, which opens onto a broad and deep verandah. The timber-detailed outdoor gathering space is richly finished and extends from solid roof to open slats, creating a play of light and shadow.
Warmth and comfort within
A warm rich palette of materials makes up the interior of Awatere Village, informed by a desire to provide a restful, familiar, comforting, and protective environment for residents and visitors alike. The building proportions have been carefully orchestrated by texture, weight, and colour, contributing to a permanence and timelessness.
Awatere Stage 2 was completed in collaboration with our project partners Watts & Hughes. Awatere Stage 3 is currently under construction.
Project Credits
Client
Awatere Village, Stage 2
Status
2022
Project Type
Residential & Community
Awards
Project Lead
Simon Woodall
Awatere Village Apartments Stage 2 displays a commanding presence on the banks of the Waikato River, but at the heart of this aged care facility is community and comradeship.
The former site of one of Hamilton’s oldest homesteads is today a community of aged care living and healthcare facilities, carefully designed to foster connection among residents and visitors.
Awatere, located at the north end of Hamilton’s Victoria Street on the banks of the Waikato River, is made up of apartments and care suites, as well as community spaces including a cinema, library, crafts room, gym, outdoor seating area, and a bowling green.
In 2022, Stage 2 of Awatere Village, which comprises of 63 apartments, associated facilities, a 1400sqm community centre, and basement carparking was completed. The Chow:Hill design placed community at the heart of this development, with fundamental aged care design principles such as accessibility, safety, diversity, and quality, integral to the project’s success.
Read More
Complementing the suburban fabric
A challenge of the design was to ensure the new four and five-storey apartment buildings complemented the Village’s neighbouring environment, which is primarily made up of single-level residential homes. Adopting a residential townhouse streetscape, the buildings have undercroft parking with levels of apartment above. The building mass is reduced by creating a rhythm of vertically divided elements expressed through alternating coloured brick clad walls with vertically stacked balconies.
The Village Pavilion is classically proportioned with a base, middle, and top – the base level housing community facilities which connect to the expansive garden and adjacent gully, contributing to a park-like feel. A key feature of the pavilion is the dining room, which opens onto a broad and deep verandah. The timber-detailed outdoor gathering space is richly finished and extends from solid roof to open slats, creating a play of light and shadow.
Warmth and comfort within
A warm rich palette of materials makes up the interior of Awatere Village, informed by a desire to provide a restful, familiar, comforting, and protective environment for residents and visitors alike. The building proportions have been carefully orchestrated by texture, weight, and colour, contributing to a permanence and timelessness.
Awatere Stage 2 was completed in collaboration with our project partners Watts & Hughes. Awatere Stage 3 is currently under construction.
Project Credits
Client
Awatere Village, Stage 2
Status
2022
Project Type
Residential & Community
Awards
Project Lead
Simon Woodall
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