Best social housing community design for Global Awards shortlisted

LONDON: The shortlist for the best social housing community design has been declared.

Over 250 programmes have been considered by the awards secretariat. One of the finalists in this category is shown above.

The first social housing apartment block in Ngāi Tahu Property’s 350-home Queenstown development Te Pā Tāhuna is complete.

The name “Takiwai” was bestowed on the building at a dawn ceremony on Thursday morning.

Ngāi Tahu Property general manager Blair Forgie said the development would help increase the housing supply in Tāhuna Queenstown.

Queenstown is in the midst of a housing crisis that is forcing much-needed workers and low income seniors to leave town or sleep in cars or at backpackers because they cannot find anywhere to live.

The Takiwai building consisted of 27 apartments, of which 10 were sold as part of the KiwiBuild programme, Forgie said.

The Global Award winner will be announced in April in London. (Globals)