Multi-unit & townhouses

Four-unit townhouse development

Four consented three-bedroom townhouses on two adjoining Richmond sites. Designed by Bespoke Architecture. Individual freehold lots created by subdivision. Building consent granted January 2025.

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Multi-unit townhouse
The Brief

Two adjoining sites at 4 and 8 Dudley Street, Richmond presented a clear opportunity for a coordinated four-unit development. The combined 1,340 m² site - zoned Residential Suburban with a Character Area Overlay - supports four individually titled lots ranging from 275 m² to 306 m² net, each with its own standalone townhouse.

The brief was four high-quality three-bedroom homes on individual titles - the kind of investment that works equally as a retain-and-rent play or a sell-on-completion development. Sited in Richmond, one of Christchurch's most tightly held inner suburbs, within easy reach of the CBD and the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor.

The Work

BF Property is managing the full programme from resource consent through to handover. The site was subdivided into four lots — 4A Dudley (303 m²), 8A Dudley (303 m²), 4B Dudley (322 m²), and 8B Dudley (322 m²) — each with a standalone townhouse and individual carport. Access is via a shared driveway off Dudley Street.

Construction programme covers:

  • Demolition of existing improvements on the combined sites
  • Timber pile foundations engineered to TC3 site classification (Liquefaction Management Area / Flood Management Area), driven to solid bearing at approximately 8 m depth
  • 25 MPa concrete raft slab on 300 mm EPS polystyrene void formers on underslab insulation
  • Light timber framing to NZS 3604:2011 — 140×45 H1.2 SG8 studs, GIBFix framing system, nogless sheathed wall construction
  • Cladding: James Hardie 150 mm Linea Weatherboard on 20 mm cavity battens (main), James Hardie Axon 400 grooved panel with board and batten (gable/feature zones)
  • Metalcraft Corrugate and T-Rib 0.40 BMT Colorsteel longrun roofing at 25°; carport T-Rib sections at 3–5°
  • APL Metro Thermal Heart thermally broken double-glazed aluminium joinery throughout — Low-E4/Clear Argon IGU, R0.50 window system
  • Parkwood ThermTek thermally broken front doors
  • Insulation: R4.1 140 mm wall, R6.3 275 mm ceiling (trussed), R5.2 210 mm (coved), R2.63 100 mm EPS full underslab
  • 15-series concrete blockwork carport walls with exposed 240×90 H3.2 Prolam beams
  • Hardwood timber decking to all outdoor living areas
  • Permeable FlowPave driveway with rough granite block and exposed aggregate details
  • Landscaping palette: Golden Elm, Emerald Cedar, South Island Kowhai, Lancewood, Griselinia, English Box

Front units (Dwellings 1 & 2 — 112.56 m²): open-plan kitchen/dining/living, three bedrooms, bathroom and ensuite, laundry, 2.7 m ceilings throughout. Dwellings 1 and 2 are vertically mirrored pairs.

Rear units (Dwellings 3 & 4 — 112.11 m²): same three-bedroom layout with coved ceiling to living/kitchen zone, island bench, deck off living. Dwellings 3 and 4 are vertically mirrored pairs.

Each dwelling has a heat pump condenser, 300 L mains pressure HWC, smoke detectors interconnected to NZBC F7, and mechanical fresh air ventilation to Christchurch District Plan Rule 6.1.7.2.1.

The Outcome

Four individually titled homes in Richmond on a site that previously held two existing dwellings. Each unit delivers: three bedrooms, bathroom and ensuite, open-plan kitchen and living, private outdoor living space, and dedicated carport - a specification well-suited to the inner Christchurch rental and owner-occupier market.

Currently progressing through pre-construction. Building consent granted 27 January 2025. Site coverage 35.73% against a 40% multi-unit RSZ maximum. Total combined floor area 449 m².

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