The former Truby King Harris Hospital in Andersons Bay is being converted into a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments. The modernist building was the second Karitane hospital on the site, replacing the first one in New Zealand, which opened... : Once a hospital, now a home

Modernist architecture between the wars was characterised by a preoccupation with cleanliness, health, hygiene, sunlight, fresh air and openness, and these concerns were epitomised in the Truby King Harris Hospital. One sign at the entrance reads "Save... : Once a hospital, now a home

A bedroom in one of the completed apartments. The owners restored the steel window frames, which they believe were made by Crittall, an English manufacturer that began operations in New Zealand in the 1920s. : Once a hospital, now a home

Queen Elizabeth visits the hospital in 1954 and watches a sister weigh a baby. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Once a hospital, now a home

The former dining room will become a television room. Other communal spaces will include a hobby room, laundry and large commercial kitchen. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON : Once a hospital, now a home

Trainee nurses Pam Kelly, Fiona McNair and Linda Pringle on the job in April 1978, with Otago Girls’ High School pupil Joanna der Hoek observing. The month before, the Plunket Society had voted to close its Karitane hospitals. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES : Once a hospital, now a home

Kevin Rogers holds concrete removed from the building when holes were cut for services. The exterior walls are reinforced concrete, lined inside with lightweight (hollow) brick. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON : Once a hospital, now a home