2024 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Massey Innovation Complex
Envisioned as a multi-disciplinary learning and research facility, this is the culmination of a long-term plan to relocate the Massey science community into purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities. The strategically sited ‘Lab Box’ defines a new gateway and plaza. Following the existing contours of the campus, a strategy of internal and external terraces promotes connectivity within and to other buildings. Mass timber columns and floor and ceiling elements exude a warmth and tactile quality that permeates the circulation and collaborative zones. The philosophy of vertical integration is promoted with breakout areas incorporated into stairways and display windows to the laboratories, where steel and concrete were chosen for their control of vibration in these critical spaces. The result is a highly ambitious, successful and intensive programme in an energising and inspiring building.
- Practice
- Athfield Architects Limited
- Category
- Education
- Location
- Auckland
