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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