WAIPĀRŪRŪ HALL | 35 Whitaker Place | Completed

The buildings looks like a high rise data centre.

The part with vertical lines (and 4 horizontal) - is that blank walls? Looks like ventilation openings.

Another quality project for Auckland.

#itsonlystudents #noworries #moresupply

^^The relentless cynicism is a bit tiring....

Moving on: UofA says We currently offer 3,000 beds in both catered and self-catered residences at the University of Auckland. Read more about our upcoming developments as we work towards accommodating 7,500 students by 2026.

This one accommodates 786 and will be finished by 2020. Doing the maths, that means another one of about this size for each of the next 5 years. (Wow) I wonder if they will all have that brick colour they seem to love. That's actually a sizable increase in the population of the inner city. Wouldn't it be cool if they built all 5 years' worth in one monster building of 80 floors or so? Wishful thinking...

HavanaClub said:

^^The relentless cynicism is a bit tiring....

Moving on: UofA says We currently offer 3,000 beds in both catered and self-catered residences at the University of Auckland. Read more about our upcoming developments as we work towards accommodating 7,500 students by 2026.

This one accommodates 786 and will be finished by 2020. Doing the maths, that means another one of about this size for each of the next 5 years. (Wow)

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There is also another 488 going in the new unilodge on Beach/Anzac to complete in 2020, So that's ~1300 beds , - so another ~2200 over the following 6 years seems fairly doable...

https://arrowinternational.co.nz/portfolio_page/new-student-accommodation-122-anzac-ave/

HavanaClub said:

^^The relentless cynicism is a bit tiring....

Moving on: UofA says We currently offer 3,000 beds in both catered and self-catered residences at the University of Auckland. Read more about our upcoming developments as we work towards accommodating 7,500 students by 2026.

This one accommodates 786 and will be finished by 2020. Doing the maths, that means another one of about this size for each of the next 5 years. (Wow) I wonder if they will all have that brick colour they seem to love. That's actually a sizable increase in the population of the inner city. Wouldn't it be cool if they built all 5 years' worth in one monster building of 80 floors or so? Wishful thinking...

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Welcome to the internet! Full of people's opinions

If you're after relentless positivity then I'd recommend you try the mute function.

greenwelly said:

There is also another 488 going in the new unilodge on Beach/Anzac to complete in 2020, So that's ~1300 beds , - so another ~2200 over the following 6 years seems fairly doable...

https://arrowinternational.co.nz/portfolio_page/new-student-accommodation-122-anzac-ave/

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Good point, although isn't it actually another ~3200? I'm sure it's doable. It will mean another building between the size of Beach/Anzac and this one every year. Lots of gaps to be filled. (Or one monster?)

archisimon said:

Welcome to the internet! Full of people's opinions

If you're after relentless positivity then I'd recommend you try the mute function.

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Thank you. Yes, I found the internet a few months ago.

Actually, opinions are why I'm here. It's the constant repetition that is the tiring part.

HavanaClub said:

Thank you. Yes, I found the internet a few months ago.

Actually, opinions are why I'm here. It's the constant repetition that is the tiring part.

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Agreed about the repetition.
What I wish we had more of was dimensioned floor plans, as thats where we can really read into a floor plan and how it would be to live there. Otherwise judging a building by marketing images just seems shallow. Hence the focus on seagulls, blank walls etc. Which I agree, blank walls = bad, seagulls = lipstick on the pig.

Alastair M said:

Agreed about the repetition.
What I wish we had more of was dimensioned floor plans, as thats where we can really read into a floor plan and how it would be to live there. Otherwise judging a building by marketing images just seems shallow. Hence the focus on seagulls, blank walls etc. Which I agree, blank walls = bad, seagulls = lipstick on the pig.

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Pretty easy to get (just email the sales office!) but takes someone to have enough of an interest in the building. I suspect very few (if any?) purchasers in these threads, so some information will just never come out. I've tried to make the Grace one interesting - will compare the 3d model I made of it with the progress so far this weekend if I get a chance (it looks pretty close so far!)

WAIPARURU HALL | 35 Whitaker Place | Under Construction

Alastair M said:

Agreed about the repetition.

What I wish we had more of was dimensioned floor plans, as thats where we can really read into a floor plan and how it would be to live there. Otherwise judging a building by marketing images just seems shallow. Hence the focus on seagulls, blank walls etc. Which I agree, blank walls = bad, seagulls = lipstick on the pig.

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Floor plans are interesting for sure. From my perspective I'm probably not going to buy an apartment or work in an office in a new building, but I do care about how the city evolves visually, and at street level functionality-wise. I.e. The aspects of most relevance to me. I find bad design (blank walls) depressing to be around, and am skeptical when the architectural/ rendering lipstick comes out (seagulls). I have a real interest in defining what makes a building "feel right". Older buildings (pre-war) seemed to do it effortlessly. Buildings were proportionately more expensive then, especially when adjusted for income, but that doesn't get close to explaining it. It's a big loss in an otherwise hugely innovative and transformative century. I get a kick out of new buildings that seem to pull it off. There's a 2 level new building on Montreal St in ChCh that is just perfect if you ask me. Don't ask me why. (The renders were so-so, by the way).

^^ Be honest, did you Google "pedagogy"?!

You clearly have a nasty insult for someone, but I'm not sure who it is. Could you clarify? Was it cleaners? Auckland University students? Auckland University staff? Everyone? (except close mates and SSC bloggers obviously) I'm happy to join the Haters, but I have to know who to hate first

Been keeping an eye on it for a few weeks - first signs of real progress today

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Is it just me, or do the "Stalinist horrors" (not an inaccurate description) not look so bad when seen amongst other varying architectural designs?