Project Highlights

Browns Bay Apartments

Location: Browns Bay

The Challenge: We conducted the primary feasibility report on the plans to build this Browns Bay Apartment Block that required a tricky Overseas Investment Office consent for the client.

The Solution: Using our expertise, the Overseas Investment Office consent was recently obtained, meaning that this project can go ahead and apply for further Resource Consent to be built.

A modern multi-story building with retail stores on the ground floor and residential or office spaces above, with cars parked in front and people walking on the sidewalk, during sunset.

Milford Townhouses

Location: Milford

The Challenge: The proposed vehicle crossing conflicted with an existing Puriri street tree.

The Solution: We leveraged our constructive working relationship with different departments of Council, including AT, traffic engineering and arborists, to find a solution for the driveway matter and retain the Puriri tree.

Modern residential building with large glass balconies and vertical wooden slats, situated along a street with cars and greenery.

Heritage Addition

A modern house with a traditional gabled house in the background, a brick wall, and a gate with a black and white geometric overhang, with cars parked inside.

Location: Parnell

The Challenge: Having a modern addition visible from the street in the Residential Special Character Area overlay is always a challenge. There is generally resistance to character building modifications by the heritage architects at council.

The Solution: Working closely together with the client and the architect, and with a comprehensive understanding of the process, we prepared a compelling application to convince council that modern additions, when done right, can add value to heritage architecture and enhance the overall quality of the property.

Double Block Townhouses

Location: Epsom

This project was for 7 high-end townhouses in the heart of Epsom, turning one lot into 2 blocks of terraced housing for our growing city.

Coatesville House

A modern house with black metal roofing, surrounded by lush green trees and a rural landscape with hills in the background.

Location: Coatesville

The Challenge: The client’s brief is to build their family home on a site layered with various council landscape protection controls. Whilst the site enjoys sweeping views of the Coatesville foothills, it is also this feature that makes it challenging to obtain resource consent for a modern building amongst the striking natural landscape.

The Solution: The team at Avant understood what the controls and protection overlays meant for the consent process, provided the planning parameters for the architect from the get-go, and also went about coordinating with the right consultants to prepare the resource consent application. The end result is a non-notified approval with limited questioning from Auckland Council, largely due to our working knowledge of the intricacies of the Unitary Plan.