Milton Street Townhouses

Milton Street Townhouses

This two-story development located in central Nelson, provides a total of 20 townhouses with a mix of typologies. The building form, derived from traditional gabled houses along the street, provides the main characteristic of the design. This form is extended at the principal ends, to provide shelter and shading.

Access to the properties is provided via off the street and though the two formed site entries. Street access is provided with steps to the raised floor level, which provides privacy and passive street surveillance whist achieving the requisite clearances for flood protection.

Metal roofing material is used along with powder coated aluminium cladding, in combination with timber cladding to visually soften and provide warmth to the buildings.

Plastered concrete retaining walls are stepped and kept deliberately low, along with stepped down garages, this allows for a softer street transition from the 1.3m high floor levels above street level.

Each townhouse features its own living exterior courtyard, along with a service court or parking and storage/carport structure.

Client: Private

Location: Nelson

Status: In progress

Liam Dunstan, JTB Architects

Liam Dunstan

Senior Architectural Designer

Nelson

Karl Vercoe, JTB Architects

Karl Vercoe

Associate

Nelson

Adrian Fei Xing, Architectural Visualiser

Adrian Fei Xing

Architectural Visualiser

Wellington