Breathe Urban Village
Conceived as a community or urban village, Breathe is a residential development of 88 dwellings that sets the scene for all kinds of lifestyles and all kinds of people of all ages. Breathe responds to its context with a hybrid (part individual houses, part apartment building) building type, which is intended to spark off regrowth in the earthquake ravaged Christchurch area.
"Our main premise is to create an urban village, a complex that encourages residents not only to make it their permanent home but to embrace the idea of forging a cohesive and family-like community.”
Anselmi Attiani as quoted in Bustler
Winner of Breathe Urban Village Competition
The proposed Breathe Urban Village development location and context. Image from https://www.tzg.com.au/project/christchurch-breathe-urban-village-competition/
A plan of the proposed Breathe Urban Village development. Image from https://www.tzg.com.au/project/christchurch-breathe-urban-village-competition/
The proposed Breathe Urban Village development. Image from https://www.tzg.com.au/project/christchurch-breathe-urban-village-competition/