Bachelor of Design with Honours
Vertical Village is a multi-story mixed-use adaptive reuse proposal for the iconic James Smith Building on Wellington’s lower Cuba Street. The proposed new spatial programme incorporates co-living, co-working, and community spaces, as well as a rooftop garden, green atrium, and ground floor public market. The project is guided by the Living Building Challenge regenerative design framework, with each space designed to promote meaningful connections between residents, the community, and nature's living systems.