2022 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Waimea College New Teaching Blocks
Placed in the corner of a widespread campus, the teaching blocks are stage 1 and 2 of a masterplan that reorganises the school from what was just buildings within a car park to a social place for learning. A new courtyard is overlooked by a generous three-metre veranda that runs the length of both blocks. Engineered timber has been adopted as the sustainable alternative to concrete and steel, regimenting the verandas and bringing warmth and interest to naturally lit and ventilated teaching spaces. This project is a clear reminder of how architects add value when working as part of a unified and supportive team. A more sustainable, basic, truly lovely, warm, acoustically inviting school room, multiplied. A repeatable form that we hope will become the new standard for school buildings.
- Practice
- Arthouse Architects Ltd and Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd
- Category
- Education
- Location
- Nelson/Marlborough
