Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 28, 2022 3:37:13 GMT 12
MAKE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS MORE CULTURALLY FRIENDLY – ARCHITECT
A leading Māori architect says new housing developments need to more culturally appropriate and designed with Māori and Pasifika families in mind.
However, he says the focus on multi-level terrace house developments has meant many houses don’t cater for whānau with disabled members, or allow for inter-generational living.
“We've had not only that style of house dictated to us, but we've had the planning dictated to us from standard plan books. And that was from the very early Māori Affairs houses right through to our medium density terraced housing that's proliferating in Māngere and Mt Roskill and other parts of the country today," said Hoskins.....
www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/26/make-housing-developments-more-culturally-friendly-architect/
A leading Māori architect says new housing developments need to more culturally appropriate and designed with Māori and Pasifika families in mind.
However, he says the focus on multi-level terrace house developments has meant many houses don’t cater for whānau with disabled members, or allow for inter-generational living.
“We've had not only that style of house dictated to us, but we've had the planning dictated to us from standard plan books. And that was from the very early Māori Affairs houses right through to our medium density terraced housing that's proliferating in Māngere and Mt Roskill and other parts of the country today," said Hoskins.....
www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/26/make-housing-developments-more-culturally-friendly-architect/