The Greenhouse

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The Greenhouse

Just a block off Ponsonby Rd – two from K' Rd – lies The Greenhouse. Named after the 150,000 iridescent, green-glazed bricks that adorn its walls, inspired by Tāmaki Makaurau's landscapes, this beautiful building is a once-in-a-lifetime project for Ockham Residential. “It’s a privilege to bring this new community to Auckland’s most irresistible neighborhood,” says Ockham's Mark Todd. “We seek kindred spirits – aesthetes, urbanists, bon vivants, and visionaries – to be the foundational residents of Auckland’s most beloved apartment building.”

Inspired by Tāmaki Makaurau

The Greenhouse's bricks, a painter's palette of a thousand moods. Under morning sun, they're are a radiant emerald-green, like a lazy summer stroll to Karekare Falls. But as the day unfolds these bricks morph into a symphony of silver, then deepening forest-green, then dark olive, then almost to black – akin to the colour of a midwinter slog through Great Barrier bush. There are glimmers of Whatipū greys, fleeting moments of Waiheke navy and indigo...

Latest Construction Update

July 1 2023: The final concrete pour at The Greenhouse commenced with a fitting, even theatrical flourish, Ockham captain Mark Todd leading from the front with the hose. With Ockham's flagship building on target to be finished by Christmas, we stopped by Ponsonby for a site update.

Site update

The story behind the brick

The road to unearth The Greenhouse’s signature brick took us from Huntly to Italy… and to S.Anselmo. In this artisanal enclave just outside Venice, we encountered the master brickmakers who seemed to possess an ancient knowledge passed down through generations. Ah, the iridescent glaze, a true alchemist's secret. Even so, it would take them four years to refine it – four long years spent in a dance with time itself. But it was worth it: there is meaning and enduring beauty in every brick.

The Greenhouse: Ultimate Ockham

“I’ve spent 25 years in construction, reimagining urban communities, learning what’s possible when one acts with aspiration. With The Greenhouse, every detail, every finish – every brick – has been thought, and sometimes fought over, until we got to exactly where we needed to be.” Mark Todd on why The Greenhouse is the very best Ockham can imagine.

The Inner Beauty of The Greenhouse

Ockham’s Lead Architect Tania Wong has spent 10,000 hours poring over every detail of The Greenhouse. “Our material palette is deeply inspired by nature – by what we’ve dubbed the ‘Aotearoa aesthetic’,” she says. “We wanted to bring the outside in. So we’ve got dark slate on the floors, the walls, the kitchen island benches; we have brass finishes in the bathrooms and kitchens. The oak flooring is beautiful, the walnut cabinetry warming…”

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Plans & Pricing

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Ground Floor

#	Bedrooms	Apartment GFA^*	Balcony GFA^*	Car Parks	Price	View Plan

102	2	70m²	5m²	1	$1,625,000	View
103	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	$1,400,000	View
104	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
105	1	47m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
109	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	$920,000	View
112	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$850,000	View
202	2	70m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
203	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	$1,450,000	View
204	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	$1,450,000	View
205	2	70m²	5m²	1	$1,825,000	View
208	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	$940,000	View
211	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$860,000	View
302	2	70m²	5m²	1	$1,725,000	View
303	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	–	Sold	View
304	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
305	2	70m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
308	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	Sold	View
311	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$870,000	View
402	2	70m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
403	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
404	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	$1,550,000	View
405	2	70m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
408	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	Sold	View
411	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$880,000	View
501	3	167m²	19m²	2	Sold	View
502	3	170m²	19m²	3	Sold	View
503	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	Sold	View
504	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	Sold	View
507	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$890,000	View
601	2 + study	104m²	14m²	2	Sold	View
602	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	$1,650,000	View
603	1 + flexi	61m²	5m²	1	Sold	View
604	2 + study	106m²	14m²	2	Sold	View
606	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	$1,020,000	View
609	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	$900,000	View
701	3	167m²	19m²	2	Sold	View
702	3	170m²	19m²	2	Sold	View
704	Studio	46m²	6m²	–	$1,050,000	View
707	Studio	43m²	4m²	–	Sold	View
All units on this floor are sold

GFA

Floor areas stated are Gross Floor Area. Gross Floor Area is measured from the outside face of the exterior walls and to the centreline of an inter-tenancy or comon area interior wall

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Interiors

In a busy, bustling urban environment, your home ought to be the opposite – a space to reflect, rest, and revive; a place where the clamour and clatter of the outside world is kept at bay (or perhaps observed from your balcony). Optimised for light, privacy and easy urban living, The Greenhouse apartments combine contemporary calm with the large windows and high ceilings of times past. Extra attention has been lavished on the lobby, hallways and residents’ lounge so everyone can savour the building’s common areas.

Living

Warmly modern and characterful living spaces with engineered oak flooring cut in a 45-degree chevron pattern.

Kitchens

Considered spaces with floor-to-ceiling American walnut cabinetry and black slate benchtops. Bespoke pendants by Monmouth Glass.

Balconies

Easy living, indoors and out, sheltered balconies that seamlessly connect to living areas.

Bathrooms

Textured retreats of dark slate, warm timber and earth-green tiles.

Residents' Lounge

This is no mere space; it is a sanctuary of gatherings! Its exquisite lighting dances playfully upon the American Crown Cut Walnut panelled walls, exuding a warm, inviting aura that beckons guests to gather around. And there, a magnificent 10-seater dining table stands proudly, a grand centerpiece for dinner parties for the ages.

Common Areas

No expense has been spared in the hallways where walnut veneer apartment entry doors stand tall, Shaw Contract's custom-designed carpet mesmerises... chevron-patterned ceramic wall tiles and mirror and brass details bedazzle. The mere act of traversing these corridors becomes an extraordinary experience, a realm where beauty reigns.

Materials

Our material palette references nature and seeks to bring it inside. Stone benchtops in the kitchen convey a grounded, easy-going atmosphere for dining and hosting, with timbered elements on floors and cabinetry adding warmth and amity. Bathroom tiling and fittings are classic and elegant, the colours and textures drawing inspiration from Aotearoa landscapes.

Designed for living

Enhancing connections between people and nature with light-filled, well-ventilated rooms, and warm, nature-inspired material, textiles and colour palettes.

Celebrating craft

Building for the long-term means using high quality materials that future generations will also enjoy. We celebrate craft and material contrast by commissioning special furniture, lighting and hardware products for the building.

Elemental sophistication

Carefully selected raw materials crafted into sophisticated and enduring interior products: black slate, clay bricks, fine wood detailing, and metal hardware and joinery.

Neighbourhood

Behold Auckland's buzziest precinct! Dine around the world in a week at legendary establishments like Azabu... Eat Drink Laugh... Madame George...Thirty One.... Daphnes... Orphans Kitchen... Banziha... all epically reviewed, all absurdly delicious, all just a couple of minute’s stroll from The Greenhouse. Or, if you’re having a MasterChef moment, pop back to yours and cook, serve, have dinner on the deck, and observe Ponsonby passersby, a sacred ritual in these parts.

Cafes and restaurants

If you like to eat and drink – i.e. you like to live your best life – you can’t beat Ponsonby Road. Take your pick from top-flight restaurants like Saan or Blue Breeze Inn, or the neighbourhood institution, SPQR. Swing by Ponsonby Food Hall on a Tuesday to catch all the locals gossiping over cheap eats, or head to Ponsonby Central for faves like Bird on a Wire or Burger Burger.

Galleries and retail

Ponsonby Road is a mall in the best sense of the word, a long avenue best suited for leisurely strolling. (As it happens to be lined with exceptional shops, selling everything from homewares and furniture to flowers and fashion, it’s pretty much a mall in the other sense of the word, too.) If your idea of Saturday sport is trawling cafes and boutiques, then you’ll be right at home here. Want fresh food fast? The supermarket is literally across the road.

Parks and recreation

Top of Williamson Ave, across Ponsonby Road, the parapets of three sunken buildings rise out of the ground. Sculptor John Radford’s stunning tribute to Auckland’s trashed architectural heritage makes for a grand entrance to Western Park, an 8ha oasis of the mightiest pūriri, tanekaha, rimu, pōhutukawa and Morton Bay fig trees in Auckland. Too much serenity? Then cross back to Williamson Ave, past The Greenhouse, and six blocks down to Grey Lynn Park. With a playground, flying fox, balancing log, the legendary Grey Lynn paddling pool for tots... and a pump track, basketball court, netball court, skateboarding ramp, tennis court and exercise equipment, The People’s Park is a true community gem. Whether you’re a stroller, a young thruster or old-stager chasing lost glories, the energy, fun and good vibes are contagious.

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