Urban Tāmaki Makaurau is in a state of flux: the city’s fabric is changing rapidly, bringing new typologies and ways of living to a formerly suburban space. At the same time, its older buildings – once overlooked – offer new opportunities for urban living. Neither option involves a 600-square-metre section or expanses of lawn: both celebrate our unique place in the world.

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On one Saturday in February 2024, in association with our friends at Dulux, we’re opening two very different ways of living in the city – an apartment by Lloyd Hartley Architects and a townhouse by Guy Tarrant Architects.

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In the gentrifying Britomart area, Ben Lloyd took a tired space in a former Fisher & Paykel warehouse back to its studs, before layering in new materials and fittings that bring in light and celebrate the 80-year-old bones of the formerly industrial building.

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Meanwhile, in Rangi-mata-rau Point Chevalier, Guy Tarrant designed a courtyard house on a rear site that takes advantage of density rules under the Mixed Housing Suburban Zone of the Auckland Unitary Plan. Using a simple palette of white-painted brick and fine timberwork, Tarrant came up with a design featuring dynamic spaces under a big sheltering roof, with covered outdoor living and a delightful courtyard.

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We can’t wait to see you there.

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What:

A Diaphanous Design by Lloyd Hartley Architects; Point House by Guy Tarrant Architects

Where:

Britomart and Point Chevalier, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

When:

Saturday 24 February, 2024; sessions from 9.30am

Tickets:

$25 (limited numbers!) from open-home-auckland.eventbrite.co.nz