Selected Project
Kereru Park Campus Administration & Library Building
S&T has worked with the staff and key stakeholders at Kereru Park Campus in South Auckland to give their school a fresh presence from the street with a new administration and library building. The previous buildings were hidden; almost unseen from the road and plagued by weathertightness issues. The new, colourful building attempts to engage the wider community and provide a fun, vibrant place for students to call their own. It is split into three parts - an administration building at the front facing the entrance to the school, a library towards the back (near to existing teaching spaces) and a covered, central canopy space joining the two. Designers focussed on creating spaces of which students could take ownership. From the choice of colours on the exterior of the building (which students helped to pick) to the window height at students’ eye-level, the aim was to engage the children and make them excited to come to school. The resulting building is “wrapped” in bands of colours - a vibrant mix of the school’s branding (blues and whites), offset by a bright red and darker grey. The enthusiastic colours are carried through to the internal colour selections too. The collection of coloured carpet tiles, five different types in all. These carry the school branding, whilst giving a cool, calm and fresh feel to the internal spaces – perfect for encouraging focus while learning. The central canopy space between the administration building and library provides an area where students can take shelter on rainy days, enjoy shared lunches served from the adjacent kitchen and participate in events and exhibitions that open out on to the fields. The roofing is transparent, allowing light to filter through to the innermost sections of the administration and library.
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