Kiora | KHA
Kiora is part of a masterplan for St Louis Estate that contemplates greater density while increasing retirement living accommodation in the Claremont area.
The massing of the building steps back from the street, sympathetically addressing the adjacent residential scale.
The conservation of the priestÂ’s house is a key organising device for the project, curating the entry to the project and providing a series of social spaces for residents.
At ground level, adjacent to the priestÂ’s house the project incorporates a wellness area for medical appointments, therapy and group exercise.
All apartments are provided with true cross ventilation and generous terraces.
Kiora demonstrates how high quality density can be achieved in a suburban context, satisfying societyÂ’s need for more retirement living accommodation within an established suburb.
One of the projectÂ’s strengths is the aggregation of residential and communal uses, which provide the opportunity to age gracefully and socially, within a community.