Breanne IredellMODE

Architecture Now New Zealand Issue 6

Breanne IredellMODE
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 ⁠