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Housing Improvements and Development

Design guidelines

The Development Guide helps to ensure that all Housing New Zealand design and building projects meet our standards, and reflect our design principles.

The Development Guide is for everyone involved in construction or building work on Housing New Zealand homes. It provides a consistent development model and a set of performance-based design guidelines.

It describes Housing New Zealand's design and build process from start to finish, making it an indispensable guide for anyone working or thinking about working on one of our social housing projects.

Feedback:

The Development Guide is continually evolving. We encourage feedback from designers, architects, builders, tradespeople and planners that have used the Guide. Send your comments to: developmentguide@hnzc.co.nz.

The Development Guide includes design guides on specific topics, including:

Development Guide

 

Last Updated: 15 December 2004.

• "Routes_Chart" (PNG Document, 12 kb)
• "Routes_Chart" (PNG Document, 11 kb)
• "Development Guide" (PDF Document, 823 kb)
• "Development Guide" (ZIP Document, 770 kb)

Design Guide - Urban

 

Last Updated: 3 July 2006.

• "Design Guide - Urban" (PDF Document, 2367 kb)
• "Design Guide - Urban" (ZIP Document, 2302 kb)

Design Guide - Site

 

Last Updated: 3 July 2006.

• "Design Guide - Site" (PDF Document, 2003 kb)
• "Design Guide - Site" (ZIP Document, 1962 kb)

Design Guide - Rural

 

Last Updated: 3 July 2006.

• "Design Guide - Rural" (PDF Document, 1040 kb)
• "Design Guide - Rural" (ZIP Document, 1014 kb)

Design Guide - Architecture

 

Last Updated: 3 July 2006.

• "Design Guide - Architecture" (PDF Document, 1191 kb)
• "Design Guide - Architecture" (ZIP Document, 1113 kb)

Design Guide - Housing at Higher Densities

 

Last Updated: 3 July 2006.

• "Design Guide - Housing at Higher Densities" (PDF Document, 6193 kb)
• "Design Guide - Housing at Higher Densities" (ZIP Document, 4143 kb)

Ki Te Hau Kainga - New Perspectives on Maori Housing Solutions

 

Last Updated: 15 December 2004.

• "Ki Te Hau Kainga - New Perspectives on Maori Housing Solutions" (PDF Document, 3062 kb)
• "Ki Te Hau Kainga - New Perspectives on Maori Housing Solutions" (ZIP Document, 27 kb)

Pacific Housing Design Guide

 

Last Updated: 15 December 2004.

• "Pacific Housing Design Guide" (PDF Document, 6268 kb)
• "Pacific Housing Design Guide" (ZIP Document, 6152 kb)