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ANNIVERSARY
Public
Commercial
A building with two
very different faces:
low, concrete frontage
to historic Karangahape
Rd, with stacked rusty
boxes to activate the
long-neglected Cross St
behind. A finely grained,
thoughtful approach to
city-fringe development.
Dynamic new buildings
for a diverse inner-city
school. Bold colours and
shapes hint at the cutting-
edge ‘innovative learning
environments’ inside, and
create a warm welcome
for the community on an
incredibly public site.
The design of this
kura was drawn from
traditional ley lines
and the unique culture
of Wairoa, creating a
big-hearted community
school on a tiny budget.
With retail, hospitality
and commercial, the
development responds
to scale and proportion
of nearby Victorian shops,
but introduces a crisp
new flavour. Laneways
and courtyards help bring
new life to the area.
Project
Freemans Bay Primary
School
Location
Freemans Bay, Auckland
Year
2018
Project
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti
Kahungunu o Te Wairoa
Location
Wairoa, East Coast
Year
2015
Project
‘Mackelvie St Retail’
Location
Ponsonby, Auckland
Year
2013
Project
‘Ironbank’
Location
Newton, Auckland
Year
2008
Project
‘Objectspace’
Location
Grey Lynn, Auckland
Year
2017