Bell Road, Waiwhetu
We are building a 10-home development in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt.
This community village will be built on the site of a former family home. The previous owner grew up here and raised her own family here. Before she passed, she requested that her children sell the property to an organisation that would create homes for those most in need in her community. Working with her daughter, Dwell was able to purchase the land and is now working to fulfil her mother’s wishes.
What is so fantastic about this site is the number of amenities it is close to. There is a great transit network, schools, and supermarkets in walking distance as well as a local Marae.
What we’re building
As with every new Dwell development, we will offer a variety of home types and sizes to accommodate a diverse range of residents. We believe that a vibrant community thrives when a variety of households come together to create ‘home’.
The Bell Road village will consist of:
Three 4-bedroom family homes
Five 2-bedroom apartments
Two 1-bedroom accessible units
This is the first time Dwell will be including 4-bedroom homes in one of our developments. We aim to accommodate larger and intergenerational families, ensuring longevity and adaptability as they grow and change over time.
The 1-bedroom units will have accessible entries (platform lifts) and internal accessible features. Each will have a carpark next to the home to make access that much smoother.
The village has been designed by Nacelles Architects with simple, durable materials used in a modern way. They have ensured homes will receive maximum sunshine and have set each home back, to give the impression of individual homes, rather than a row of terraces.
Nacelles, with the support of Landscape Architects Blac, have designed the entryways and outdoor spaces to encourage spontaneous social interactions between tenants. This not only fosters connection and community between residents but also provides passive surveillance so that help is never too far away.
Help us build a village
We can’t wait to get this development “off the ground” but we need support to do it.
Like all community housing providers, Dwell has to raise 30% of the cost of a project before we can unlock financing for the remaining 70% and start building the development. We are halfway to our funding goal but we need to raise an additional $1 million to make this happen.
Bell Road blog
October 2024
We are thrilled to announce Resource Consent has been granted by Hutt City Council for our proposed 10-unit development in Lower Hutt. Big thanks to our hard-working, skilled partners.
Huw + Chris at Nacelles Architects
Max at SLR
Gabriela and team at ENGEO
Brad of BLAC
Gary of Traffic Concepts.
What an achievement for our partners on this project but also all our donors that make this project possible!! We look forward to creating a thriving inclusive community with warm, dry safe homes.
