The Port Tarakohe Management and Amenities Building emerges from beneath Golden Bay's limestone cliffs. Detailing developed with Manawhenua ki Mohua and artist Robin Slow references Māori navigation and the 700-year-old Anaweka waka, grounding the design in local history. Curved façade screens reference pā palisades while also improving passive solar performance. The building’s materials and textures help it sit naturally in its setting. The plastered façade forms a textured, light-responsive surface that reflects the limestone bluffs and anchors the building within the coastal landscape.