Mixed height, building articulation, and careful tree retention enable a new retirement village to fit within its suburban context
Large brownfield sites in established urban neighbourhoods make desirable but also challenging propositions for new facilities to provide for the aging, predominantly local, population. Summerset faced these challenges in the re-development of this site in Half Moon Bay, in southeast Auckland.
Our landscape architects have a long history with the site. Our continuity with the project over some seven years provided valuable knowledge and understanding of the site and relevant consenting matters for Summerset.
The site occupies part of the ridgeline overlooking Half Moon Bay. Summerset saw the potential for a comprehensively designed retirement village offering the full suite of care and enabling people to age in place. The site adjoins suburban residential properties as well as a school and open space reserve, requiring sensitive design to avoid inappropriate adverse effects whilst enabling mid-rise apartment style development.
