| 3 T T to page 4 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Wellington City Mission & Naylor Love: Whakamaru T T Rosa Watson New space for city’s most vulnerable Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge discovered a near-derelict building in the Mount Cook suburb in 2019, and immediately knew it would be the perfect place for the Wellington City Mission’s vision. COMFLOR INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FITOUT STRUCTURAL STEEL CLT INSTALL PC PANEL INSTALL Proudly supplying structural steel and installing CLT panels on the Whakamaru Development Project www.pinnacleresources.co.nz A vision for a residential and community hub that would provide a welcoming space for Wellington’s most vulnerable is becoming a reality. Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge discovered a near-derelict building in the Mount Cook suburb in 2019, and immediately knew it would be the perfect place for the Wellington City Mission’s vision. As a born and bred Wellingtonian, Murray had always admired the work of the mission, which started in 1904 out of St Peter’s Church on Willis Street. “There was a vision for housing in the city in 1906, and whilst many things have changed, the same core challenges still exist today. “We operate from an old building in Newtown next to our social supermarket but we need to adapt to make sure how we can be more responsive and accessible to our community.” The Oxford Terrace building at Mount Cook ticked the boxes. “We had a vision that we could renovate it and move in, and then our vision got a bit bigger! After lots of study, research and thought, we developed this idea for a residential and community services hub.” This developed into Whakamaru, a name gifted by Mana Whenua, which means to shelter, safeguard, and protect. Funding for the building was raise through fundraising and donations, and support from organisations like the Wellington City Council that gave a donation of $500,000 to the development. The government has also made available $20 million. Set to to open next year, Whakamaru will have 35 residential apartments made up of 30 studio units and five two-bedroom units. As well as accommodation, residents and the wider community will have access to a social supermarket, a commercial laundry facility, a suite of toilets and showers, a medical facility, a chapel and a large public café that will seat 120 people. The construction, undertaken by Naylor Love, is unique in the way that it’s made of lightweight steel framing and solid timber floors, (known as CLT – Cross Laminated Timber) – the first building of its kind in Wellington. Wellington City Mission staff will also be based in the building, says Murray. “The City Mission offices will be on the same floor as the residential apartments.” New Zealand's experts in architectural screening & facades. www.insol.co.nz enquiries@insol.co.nz • Phone 09 827 0697 • 1016C Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland • P.O. Box 80237, Green Bay, Auckland Proud to support Naylor love and the Wellington City Mission
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