Vantage Apartments is a new addition to Tauranga’s urban landscape, raising the bar for apartments as a good example of high-density living. Located on the main arterial route of Cameron Road, the building shows good urban design practice, offering generous public space at street level with a café and outdoor dining. The apartment's layout is designed with interlocking modules  nested together, creating a hierarchy of spaces, offset by staggered intertenancy walls and full-height sliding doors to open up spaces to create natural light and viewshafts. Elevated decks provide stunning views of the Tauranga harbour entrance between Matakana Island and Mauao.

Te Kahui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects