Selected Project
MAF Multipurpose Building
Sheltered amongst three mature totara and a line of oak trees stands the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s new Multipurpose Building in Wallaceville, Upper Hutt. The building, which is also the campus centrepiece, is a place of reception and collaboration for the National Centre for Biosecurity and infectious disease and the larger scientifc community. Comprised of two mono-pitched forms, the building contains a formal reception area, café, administration offices and multipurpose meeting/seminar/function rooms. This building been awarded a five-star Green Star environment rating for office design for its simple but environmentally sound design and construction, a first for a government-developed building in New Zealand. The computer simulation of energy use for the Green Star application showed the building consumed just 39 kilowatt hours per square metre per year (a third of the Green Star benchmark). Winner of the Resene Total Colour Award - Sustainable System, Silver Best Award - Built Envronment, Timber Design Awards - Sustainability, lluminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand, Award of Commendation: Energy Efficiency & Wellington Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture.
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