Architecture Now New Zealand Issue 6
NOVEMBER 2023
“Bill McKay visits Te Mātāwai, Kāinga Ora’s new mixedtenure, high-density social housing development in Auckland’s Greys Avenue by Mode Design.”
Issue 6 of Architecture NZ has dedicated eight pages to our design of Te Mātāwai.
MODE Auckland designed this social housing project to seamlessly integrate with its surroundings, creating a supportive community for its residents.
MODE PROJECT TEAM: Rhonan O’Brien, Mark Burke-Damaschke, Sarah Cutler, Daniel Chan, Brunilda Brookes, Ari Pitkanen, Charles Fisher, Gerrit Olivier, Deborah Killen, Nick Johnston, Claire Yakas, Sunshine Kim
Client // Kainga Ora Homes and Communities
Cultural Design Narrative and Mahi Toi // Ngati Whatua Orakei
Architecture & Interior Design // Mode Design
Construction // ICON
Landscape // Isthmus
Structural // BGT Interior Solutions & Team Brevity
Civil Engineer // Envivo
Façade Engineer // Oculus
Geotech // Tonkin Taylor
Fire, Hydraulic, Electrical, Mechanical, Acoustic // NDY Group
Project Manager // TBIG
Photography // Mark Scowen Photography