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Your guide to designing a
better home
Terraced Housing
How to build an attractive & functional development
Design for Waste Guide
How to design your development to meet Auckland Council's rubbish and recycling requirements


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Your easy guide to understanding the Auckland Unitary Plan

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Buildings & places that reflect Tāmaki's history & culture;
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Over 100 inspiring architecture & design projects


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Auckland Design Manual

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To Auckland's Design Manual

The manual provides professional advice, step-by-step best practice processes and detailed design guidance. The manual will enable us all to make informed choice and build homes, and create new streets and neighbourhoods that not only look great but are built to last, sustainable and give best return on investment.

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Disclamer:

The Auckland Design Manual provides supplementary guidance to the Unitary Plan on design matters, which will be updated by the Council from time to time. The Manual is not part of the Unitary Plan and the Unitary Plan doesn’t incorporate the Manual by reference in the terms of the provisions of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991. While the Manual sits outside the Unitary Plan, advice notes are occasionally included in the text of the Unitary Plan to alert the reader to the existence of relevant guidance in the Unitary Plan.