102 | Tākaka Cohousing Rachel Graham Community the core of new project Phase one of the Tākaka Cohousing project is underway and will see 10 homes built by March next year. Phone: 03 983 5500 waterfordpress.co.nz Your Business, Your Industry, Your News. DO OUR READERS KNOW YOU EXIST? COMMUNITY A new development in Tākaka, Golden Bay is not just building homes, but community. The first neighbourhood in the Tākaka Cohousing project will be built in four phases with construction of the first phase well underway. Phase one, with 10 homes, will be finished in March next year with all 34 homes scheduled to be completed by December 2023, just in time for Christmas. The overall vision is to have 3 Neighbourhoods, comprising of 100 new sustainably built homes. The project is the creation of not-for-profit development group Mohua Ventures. Kirsty Fernandes takes care of the group’s community engagement and marketing. She says the idea behind cohousing is all about living in a community. “It is about sharing resources. We don’t need 34 lawnmowers for 34 homes. It’s about reducing our impact on the Earth and supporting one another for the journey through life. You could be a young couple starting out with young children, or someone nearing retirement. We’re creating that sense of togetherness. I think it’s really a step towards how we used to live.” Each home has its own kitchen and bathroom, but there are also shared facilities like a large common house – the community’s collective second home. This will have a dining hall large enough for 80 people to sit down together for a meal, a commercial kitchen and pantry, a communal laundry and a guest bedroom for visitors. There is also a large common storage shed and workshop space. The neighbourhood will be car-free, creating a people-focused space where children can ride bikes and run free without having to worry about a car arriving on the scene. As the development has less roads, this leaves more land available for gardens and food production. Kirsty Fernandes says the people moving into the first neighbourhood range in age from 4 months old to people in their 80s, creating a true intergenerational community. The new homeowners also come from around New Zealand, with a number of people from Golden Bay and Nelson, but also people relocating from Auckland, Raglan, Tauranga, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Twizel. She says many of the people moving in have been attracted by the idea of intergenerational living, so for the next phases they are looking at incorporating the option of more intergenerational living into the house designs. That could include multiple units within one house with a shared space in the middle. The homes are purchased under the unit title model, with the homeowner owning the Supplying Project Management & Quantity Surveying services to T kaka Cohousing 021 0828 0753 office@noblepm.nz www.noblepm.nz ALLIANCE PLUMBING 0274 451 417 | admin@allianceplumbing.co.nz 18 Edinburgh St, Takaka • Craftsman Plumber • Drainlaying • New Homes • Domestic & Commercial • Maintenance & Repairs • Pump supply & Maintenance • Fire Installs & Maintenance • Solar Installation • Subdivisions TDC Compliant for water and wastewater reticulated services Representing Excellence Master Plumbers
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