2013 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Selwyn Aquatic Centre
The Architects have taken a very clear and direct approach to what is a very complex public facility. The base form anchors the building while a floated wing-like roof presents a sense of lightness, hinting at the nature of the centre’s activities. A clear entry point and strong east-west planning procession sets up a very clear movement pattern, with wet and dry galleries to the north and south exterior walls. This arrangement allows for a clear readability of the building and its functions, and will enable extensions to be easily added with the extrusion of the plan, both to the east for support rooms and the west for more and or larger pools. The plant room straddles the up and down from the main floor level and again enables a very simple movement of water below floor level and movement of air above. On the north side, extensive use of natural light along the full length of the façade also brings passive heat gain.
- Practice
- Warren and Mahoney Architects New Zealand Ltd
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
