Urban Design: Tasman Street

This project proposes a mixed-use masterplan for the intersection of Tasman and Rugby Streets in Mount Cook, Wellington, addressing the city’s urgent need for affordable housing while enhancing urban livability. The proposal introduces 90 medium-density residential units and 10 commercial spaces, carefully integrated into a steeply sloped site through thoughtful massing, orientation, and sectional variation. Emphasizing human-scale design, passive solar access, and placemaking, the scheme creates a network of public, shared, and private open spaces that enhance livability and social interaction. The design acts as an architectural link between Newtown and Te Aro, unifying diverse urban fabrics through contextual sensitivity and spatial cohesion.