oneonethree is part of a wider exploration into how shared space can drive social, environmental and cultural change. Alongside sister projects oneonesix and two/fiftyseven, it tests how combining living, working, and public functions in one footprint creates deeper community, reduces carbon impact, and redefines how urban space can serve us all.

Located in Pōneke, the project reimagines underused urban zones by asking: what if homes, workspaces, and venues weren’t separated by time or function? What if a space could be a gig venue by night, a workplace by day, and still feel like a child’s home at heart?

We began by moving in and living lightly — testing layouts, building with salvaged materials, and refining as we went. From shared meals to full-blown gigs, every use informed the evolving design. Flexible furniture, modular kitchens, and curtain-divided rooms allow constant transformation. Community members helped prototype and shape the layout through daily use.

The design prioritises connection and light. A child’s bedroom opens into communal space. The Goodbones kitchen system reduces embodied carbon by 90%. Artworks by Dreamgirls Collective are embedded into walls, storytelling in form. oneonethree blurs the lines between work and home, child and adult, public and private. It enables genuine intergenerational connection, inviting young people into the centre of urban life. Through sharing, it multiplies the use of space and dramatically reduces emissions — creating a socially, culturally, and environmentally regenerative model of urban living.