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Lyall Bay, Wellington navigatorapartments.com INTRODUCTION 41°19' 36.0876" S 174° 48' 1.5624" E EXCLUSIVE SEAFRONT LIVING WHEREVER YOUR MOOD TAKES YOU CONTENTS Feel the need to get active and blow out the cobwebs after a long week? Within minutes 00 Introduction p3 you could be cycling around the South Coast, with panoramic views across Cook Strait to the 01 Masterplan p10 Kaikouras, and the sound of surf in your ears. Meet the crew p13 Four faces of the Navigator p14 If you’re into kiteboarding or windsurfing, the bay 02 Location p18 is perfect when a decent southerly’s blowing. 03 Apartment Typologies & Interiors p26 Grab your gear from the storage locker in the Bedrooms p30 basement and get into it – you’re only a few Bathrooms p32 minutes from the action. Same deal with surfing Kitchens p33 or boogie-boarding – when the left-hand break 04 Floorplans p38 against the airport wall is running, you’ll be right 1st (Ground) Floor p39 on the spot to grab the best waves. 2nd Floor p41 3rd Floor p43 You can get active, or just settle back and survey 4th Floor p45 the action on the beach from your private balcony, 5th Floor p47 helped along by a few quiet ones. 05 Get in touch p49 This is an interactive PDF. Click on this icon to return to the first page. 3 NAVIGATORAPARTMENTS.COM 4 Exclusive Seafront Living INTRODUCTION 41°19' 36.0876" S 174° 48' 1.5624" E EXCLUSIVE SEAFRONT LIVING Set your course for a vibrant coastal lifestyle Navigator Apartments, on the seafront in Lyall Bay, presents buyers with the opportunity to own a new apartment in an exceptional location. For those with a taste for luxurious living, the residences at Navigator Apartments are more affordable than similar premium waterfront apartments in Wellington. Designed by local firm Rêve Architects, the seven-storey building contains 51 two, three, and four-bedroom units, configured to suit the chosen lifestyles of their occupants. Residents can revel in exhilarating lines of sight across Lyall Bay and toward Cook Strait, whether relaxing in their apartments or socialising in The Yard – the central courtyard that provides a sheltered, sunny, natural space for communal entertaining. Other mod cons include an indoor heated swimming pool, spa, sauna, gym, and a private cinema. The building has an environmentally efficient design, and its seafront location is a guarantee that the magnificent coastal views afforded to residents cannot be built out. Live in your element – where the seaside meets urban refinement. 7 NAVIGATORAPARTMENTS.COM 8 01 Masterplan 9 10 MASTERPLAN 41°19' 36.0876" S 174° 48' 1.5624" E EXCLUSIVE SEAFRONT LIVING VIEWFINDER Inspired by the dynamic natural environment, Lyall Bay’s rich maritime A new architectural and aeronautical associations, and local building typologies, Navigator Clever structural and interior design creates a "look-through" effect Apartments will become a distinctive landmark in an awakening area: – a smooth visual flow from The Yard to the Lyall Parade seafront. ÌÌThe asymmetrical, crinkled facade of the south wing of the building, statement in Lyall Bay Access to apartments in levels 3 to 5 is from a common walkway facing the sea, represents the ridged sandstone beds on the on level 4. This smart piece of design allows residents to enjoy foreshore, eroded by the ceaseless action of waves and wind. unobstructed views of The Yard and northward, as well as vistas to the south across Lyall Bay to the Cook Strait horizon. ÌÌCladdings of blonded wood on exterior wing walls and soffits resemble the piles of driftwood often found on the beach. Stacker doors on the South Wing beach frontage can be slid back entirely to create a seamless transition between the exterior ÌÌPlants trailing over the roof lines, and added to shared open spaces and the interior. and balconies, mimic the cliff-face habitat of Wellington’s hardy coastal shrubs. The Yard: landscaped internal courtyard. 11 NAVIGATORAPARTMENTS.COM 12 MASTERPLAN 41°19' 36.0876" S 174° 48' 1.5624" E EXCLUSIVE SEAFRONT LIVING Meet the crew Four faces of the Navigator OPPOSITE THE BIG BLUE: SOUTH WING NORTH BY EAST Their expertise constructing buildings in providing clients with acoustic assessment RÊVE ARCHITECTURE All the apartments in the South Wing have spectacular views of the beach The North Wing is stepped in the middle in a “V” to bring sunshine Architects & master planners earthquake-prone areas is especially relevant and design projects, including the provision to the Navigator Apartments project. of audit services and expert witness capabilities and the sea through full-height glazing. The glass is set at varying angles, into The Yard. The design allows all apartments to receive direct Established in 2011 by partners Michael Stonyer in court. His company has successfully assisted which creates intriguing reflection effects in the sunlight. sunlight throughout the year. and Sian Robinson, Rêve Architecture Ltd is clients to gain consent for projects as diverse Vertical aluminium louvres, powder-coated the same colour as wharf The eight apartments in the North Wing are large, with generous decks, a contemporary, innovative and passionate as power stations, motorways, schools and KSS PROPERTIES timbers, are placed discreetly on the facades for privacy screening. northern aspect sun, and views over Rongotai. The decks are recessed, architectural practice in Wellington. childcare centres. Developer The undulating floor and roof plates are reminiscent of the sand dunes with frosted glass balustrades to preserve privacy. Michael and Sian, both highly experienced and Tom Smith has been an Auckland-based Malcolm’s team played a key role in the near the building. qualified architects, believe that a successful property developer for some years and has project, by assessing the environmental noise piece of architecture interprets the client’s brief, Along the sea-facing eaves, a brass brise soleil is tapered to resemble overseen a number of successful projects. received on site and providing the construction and the environmental and social context, to create a wing-tip – alluding to the nearby airport. The use of brass also recalls BETWEEN COAST & SUBURBIA: WEST WING Tom's entrepreneurial career has deep roots measures required to mitigate the effect of a building that is memorable, enduring, and useful. ship fittings, and reflects Cook Strait’s maritime heritage. – he has led business ventures in printing and this noise. Malcolm’s extensive knowledge of On the Kingsford Smith Street side, the richly layered, paneled facade Navigator Apartments is the result of a collaborative publishing, digital marketing, e-commerce, environmental noise and sound transmission of the West Wing evokes the area’s commercial background. All the process between bold minds with a vision to and IT systems over a period of decades. For has been invaluable in creating an apartment apartments in the West Wing enjoy stunning beach views. enhance and transform an underused part of his first venture south of the Bombays, Tom building that will provide a comfortable and Lyall Bay. The site offers unique, unrestricted views wanted to realise his vision for a unique coastal peaceful space for its occupants to live in. of Wellington’s south coast, with outlook to the apartment complex that would combine luxury horizon, a large footprint, and close proximity to with affordability. It would offer buyers the public transport links, shopping areas, services opportunity to live the lifestyle of their choice, WRAIGHT + ASSOCIATES infrastructure, and recreational facilities. NORTH WING with major investment potential. Landscape designer The building is shaped to capture the vistas, Nicole Thompson, lead landscape architect for shield from prevailing winds, and receive the sun. the Navigator Apartments project, is co-director, Its dynamic form uses analogies of uplift and erosion URBAN PERSPECTIVES with Megan Wraight, of Wraight + Associates to tie it to its location. It’s a building that aspires Planner and RM consultant Ltd. Nicole, a landscape architect with more than to become a landmark of Lyall Bay, and a highly Peter Coop of Urban Perspectives Ltd in 20 years’ experience, has a particular interest desirable residence. Wellington led the team that prepared and in design solutions that combine environmental compiled the resource consent application. sustainability with sophisticated, stimulating A highly qualified specialist in strategic forms. Her work has included large-scale projects FARRELL CONSTRUCTION planning and resource consent consultation such as Centre Port, Waitangi Park, and the multi Builders with more than 30 years’ experience, Peter award-winning Victoria Park project in Auckland. has lodged and obtained numerous significant Farrell Construction, a Christchurch-based, award- Nicole has brought sensibility and flair to the resource consents for clients, including winning commercial construction company, is landscape design for Navigator Apartments. multinational corporations and government the building contractor for Navigator Apartments. Her vision complements the building’s departments. He has extensive knowledge of Farrell’s construction team specialises in architectural detailing and proportions, and the Wellington City Council’s District Plan, and concrete, carpentry, interior fit out and structures, provides recreational spaces for residents, guided the design of Navigator Apartments, with the ability to call on experienced project balancing their need for privacy with shared as it evolved, to avoid or mitigate the managers, estimators and quantity surveyors. amenity. Nicole’s design brings together environmental impacts of the proposal. They employ highly skilled trades staff, foremen, functionality with interpretations of Wellington’s site managers and project managers experienced coastal margins. This is reflected in The Yard, in large construction projects. and in the textures and colours on the building’s exterior, contributed by planters with native Farrell Construction has successfully completed MALCOLM HUNT ASSOCIATES Acoustic consultant flowering species, and climbing plants supported commercial restoration projects around on tensioned cables.