Medium Density Housing (MDH): Liveability

The aim of this research was to provide the development community with a means to better understand and measure the quality and liveability of the homes they are building. This helped with the improvement of future designs.
Lead organisation
BRANZ Limited
Focus area
Affordability
Start date
Status
Complete
Last updated 23 Apr 2026
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SR435 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing summary report research report SR435 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing summary report pdf / 585 KB download

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SR434 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing residents’ survey research report SR434 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing residents’ survey pdf / 1.6 MB download

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SR433 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing focus groups research report SR433 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing focus groups pdf / 691 KB download

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SR432 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing legislation and regulation review research report SR432 Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing legislation and regulation review pdf / 817 KB download

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SR431 Creating improved housing outcomes: Medium-density housing liveability and wellbeing literature review research report SR431 Creating improved housing outcomes: Medium-density housing liveability and wellbeing literature review pdf / 894 KB download

About this programme

The aim of this research was to provide the development community with a means to better understand and measure the quality and liveability of the homes they are building. This helped with the improvement of future designs. This work was about insights to improve the acceptability of medium density living for both future residents and surrounding neighbourhoods. Tools to help with this were developed and applied in two case studies.