What is the demand?

Changing demographics and demand.

Where do we live?

LIVING ZONES

LIVING DENSITY

What sort of houses do we want to live in?

BEFORE

Settlers huts at Riccarton.

Looking towards Papanui from St Albans, Christchurch, 1906.

Merivale and St. Albans from the spire of the St Albans Methodist Church, Rugby Street running through the center, 1922. (Source: Christchurch City Libraries,CCL)

NOW

45 Sioux Ave, Wigram Skies Development

424 Manchester St Townhouses

Satellite image of the rural urban fringe at Avonhead

FUTURE

Above & Below: Beaumont Quarter Apartments by Studio Pacific Architects. Right: Bloembollenhof Village by S333 Bottom Right: Courtyard Housing by Studio Pacific Architects

High quality community green space integrated within a high density housing development.

Hidden costs of living in the suburbs.

FRINGE Mortgage Amount $200,000 Interest Rate 6% floating Repayments $240 per week

Total you will pay

$678,075
Interest of $478,075 Time to repay 55 years Age repaid by 77

CITY Mortgage Amount $189,833 Interest Rate 6% floating Repayments $364 per week

Total you will pay

$290,612
Interest of $100,779 Time to repay 16 years Age repaid by 38

Location, Location, Location.

Sites for Housing Case Studies

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Alternative housing types.

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The WikiHouse Project

http://www.wikihouse.cc

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