Rupp says he had been looking for some form of community housing and “jumped in and wanted to be part of it” when he heard about Whitmore. Supplied An artist's image of the Ōtautahi Urban Guild development project chosen for the Madras St demonstration village project in central Christchurch. Supplied The Breathe Urban Village was the first project chosen as a demonstration development in the Christchurch rebuild. I think it’s going to be a great success.”LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Earthsong, in Ranui, west Auckland, is a sustainable collective housing community. Community housing ‘not a new idea’Most of the inspiration for Whitmore comes from overseas, particularly Europe where similar developments have existed for many years.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2021 06:00 UTC