Petone library

PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Wellington architect Roger Walker likes the idea of building apartments on the second floor of a Petone library.

A proposal to build apartments above a Lower Hutt library has been hailed as a “great idea” by a prominent architect.

Hutt City Council’s property company Urban Plus is considering demolishing the Petone Library and building a community hub with a library and meeting rooms on the ground floor, and apartments above.

Architect Roger Walker said it was a “great idea” and New Zealand should be looking at building more apartments above retail and community facilities.

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