This Edward Avenue project is a two-townhouse development designed to deliver well-built, efficient homes on an urban site in St Albans. The focus from the outset has been on style and function while ensuring long-term durability, and material performance ensuring the homes not only look strong architecturally, but perform well in day-to-day living and over time.

Design & Construction Intent

This Edward Avenue project is a two-townhouse development designed to deliver well-built, efficient homes within an established urban setting in St Albans. From the outset, the focus has been on balancing style and function with long-term durability and material performance ensuring the homes not only present strongly architecturally, but perform reliably in day-to-day living and over time.

From a construction perspective, the design team has emphasised simplicity, durability and compliance:

Foundations & Structure – Engineered slab-on-ground foundations with detailed load paths to support timber framing above.

Roofing System – Standing seam and profiled metal roofing selected for weather resilience and durability in coastal/changing Christchurch conditions.

Cladding & Drainage – Weatherboard and vertical metal cladding installed over drained cavity systems to manage moisture movement and long-term performance.

The result is a robust shell that balances architectural intent with buildability and long-term resilience.

Thermal & Acoustic Performance

The homes are designed to meet current performance expectations, with attention to both occupant comfort and regulatory compliance:

High-level roof insulation to minimise heat loss

Well-insulated wall systems for consistent thermal performance

Double-glazed aluminium joinery with thermally improved framing

Strategic noise attenuation where required due to site context

These measures aim to deliver comfortable year-round living conditions, sensible energy profiles and a quieter internal environment than typical multi-unit builds.

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