Provide options for accessible friendly living, including providing a bathroom and a bedroom on the ground floor.
The living spaces can be adapted between formal and informal uses by having a focus on larger living areas and providing the option for the kitchen to be separated from the living space so food can be prepared while family meetings are happening.
A shared common fale is designed within the malae as a flexible multi-purpose space to support andfacilitate family activities, educational programs, family-focused health services and storytelling etc.
Holistically sustainable - prioritising healthier, warmer, drier, and more comfortable home that uses less power and water than a similar home built to the minimum standard of the New Zealand Building Code.
Shared common fale to allow future residents to determine how they will express their cultural identity (for example, the areas in the ceiling for Pacific-craft and art to be hung, such as Tapa, Tivaevae or Tifaifai).