Gordon Wilson Flats Wellington
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Gordon wilson flats wellington. Heritage new zealand has recommended gordon wilson flats and mclean flats for the status. One appeal was received which related to the de listing of the gordon wilson flats as a heritage building from the district plans heritage list. Gordon wilson flats is a residential building in central wellington completed in 1959.
The flats were built on the site of the first residence of mr george hunter the first mayor of wellington. The gordon wilson flats under construction on the terrace wellington. 17482505427637 24 local authority designation the property is recognised on the wellington city council district plan heritage.
The gordon wilson flats in its name memorialised the life of gordon wilson lead architect of many of the innovations in post war state housing urban and suburban. Appeal 241kb pdf hearing decision. The flats built between 1957 and 1959 were vacated in the early 2010s after being identified as potentially earthquake prone and in need of remedial work.
The building was owned by housing new zealand and housed 131 people. Named after their famed architect gordon wilson flats are an iconic landmark of wellingtons varied urban streetscape. It is currently owned by victoria university of wellington and is unoccupied pending a decision on its future.
The gordon wilson flats are among the finest examples of cost effective high density social housing built in mid twentieth century new zealand. The gordon wilson flats originally known as the terrace flats were renamed to honour wilson when he died shortly before their completion in 1959. The terrace flats was renamed in honour of government architect gordon wilson who died in its final year of construction.
Construction of the building by the ministry of works began on 6 august 1957 with the aim of providing wellingtonians with state rental accommodation at an affordable price. Wellington mayor andy foster said the announcement was long expected and created a great opportunity to connect the city with the kelburn campus. Gordon wilson flats already have heritage recognition on wellington city councils district plan but this would see them added to the national list.
The university purchased the gordon wilson flats. The gordon wilson flats were designed by and named after the countrys most famous modernist architect and built in the late 1950s as an urgent symbol of renewal. Photograph taken ca 4 february 1958 by an evening post staff.
22 address gordon wilson flats 314 the terrace wellington 23 legal description lot 1 dp 3630505 nztm reference. The smaller mclean flats built 1944 are to the left. In these flats innovative.