What is Baugruppen? The Baugruppen model represents an innovative strategy for constructing new housing. Known in North America as co-housing, Baugruppen or joint-venture buildings in Germany, and l’habitat participatif or participatory housing in France, are resident-led housing design and development. Baugruppen is an approach to developing housing where private owners collaboratively build affordable multifamily projects. […]
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Innovating in Melbourne Apartments
Better, cheaper apartments in Melbourne might provide New Zealand with a model. WILL HARVIE reports in The Press Architects design, they don’t develop. But in Melbourne a group of architects are getting into the development game and doing it their way, an ethical way. “We are not trying to squeeze out every last dollar,” says James Legge, a founding […]
Christchurch Sustainable Housing Summit 2016
17 June 2016 8-3pm Christchurch Civic Building Level 1, Function Room, 53 Hereford Street Price (exclusive of GST) $300.00 for members New Zealand Green Building Council $350.00 for non-members To Book Click here or for more information Housing in New Zealand faces many challenges – not least reversing the health impacts of low quality homes while […]
Viva! still on the hunt for Land
Viva! Continues to look for land within the 4 Avenues We continue to hunt for land in the city to develop our first city based Urban Village – do you know of any land that would be suitable for our sustainable urban village? Land size of approx 3000 m2 – 5000 m2 would be good. […]
Co-operative Sections – Now there is an Idea
Geoff Butcher spoke at the last Viva Networking Meeting about his efforts to cut back on the price of housing by focusing on development costs, and working co-operatively to develop a piece of land. Visit his Website Sections cost too much, and many subdivisions are poorly designed and boring because of the limitations put on […]