Commercial Development - Community Style
April 4, 2019
Should property development and ownership be for a select few only? Not under a revolutionary social enterprise model launched by Ohu in Lyttelton, ChristchurchNZ. The Collett's Corner project focuses on affordable community investment with big social returns for locals. Check out the video or https://ohu.nz/
Camia Young. Thanks to all of the architects who supplied their skill and visual material.
There are important lessons here for those watching New Zealand's own homegrown platforms which are taxpayer supported through NZ on Air. Whether freeview or payview, what are we actually seeing and why? what are we actually paying for and why? Are we simply paying millions to subsidise commercially fragile kiwi media platforms or are we paying to ensure a future for kiwi made factual content? These questions are particularly relevant as the government considers new funding models for both film and television.
The property was purchased by Habitus Group for the development of six new sustainable homes. But before they could start any new builds on the site they had to deal with the old and what job! Check out the Habitus link below.
https://habitusgroup.co.nz/showcase/