Te Puna o Whakaehu

Practice
McCoy and Wixon Architects Ltd and Maguire and Harford Architects in association

Category
Public Architecture

Location
Southern

Mosgiel has been blessed by the offspring of an ancient taniwha, with six new swimming pools clustered under a low-slung roof. Set within a silver box spilling into a larger black box, all the details here are just right for a community pool. There is clear interaction with the street, great slot views to the surrounding countryside while swimming, and a masterful series of chunky taniwha teeth cast across the rear wall. This development is a hit – and makes a big splash – with the local community.

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