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Welcome to Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation student work showcase. This site showcases our student's best architecture and design work in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation student work showcase

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Microspace - [vm] Area

For this project, students were challenged to work with concrete as a structural system. This report considers the appropriate sizes and spans of structural members for the gravity structure and for the lateral load bearing structure that resists seismic and wind forces.

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Va - Our Sea Of Islands [Structural Report]

Ō Tokaanu' was a collaborative project redesigning Tokaanu’s geothermal pools. 
Ō translates from Māori to mean ‘those of’. When visiting the site, our guide stated that they wanted the design to reflect that the land, people, and water are all connected, and this name embodies that notion.

Ō’s objective is to create a sensory experience that enhances interception. This is done through weaving holistic Māori wellness back into the local vernacular. A sincere interest in intelligent and sustainable design extends to every aspect of the geothermal journey, treading lightly with respect for the past, present and future.

Materiality has been closely considered to help evoke a sense of place. Rammed earth draws similarities from the clay ground at Tokaanu. Charred timber mimics the trees that could not withstand the thermal conditions. A thatched roof references the resilient grasses, and pounamu and rakau illustrate the ancient Maori massage technique Mirimiri.

For the master plan, we decided to stay within the grounds of the current thermal pools. This allowed us to minimise our footprint and retain all the rugged site Tokaanu offers.

Every aspect of this design has been carefully curated to create spacial experiences that evoke a sense of purity and enhances interception - something Tokaanu does so effortlessly - leading to a meaningful connection between land, water, and people.

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Ō Tokaanu

The architectural language of the reputation & structural components of the waffle roof was explored through the ‘warm & enclosure’ of the structure & spatial qualities of Wadestown Library. The theme of the waffle roof traversed through different forms, site and length. 

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Microspace - [vm] Area

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Other Projects

Va - Our Sea Of Islands [Structural Report]

Ō Tokaanu

Warm & Enclosure - Wadestown Library

Other Projects

Va - Our Sea Of Islands [Structural Report]

Ō Tokaanu

Warm & Enclosure - Wadestown Library