Te Rito o Manaaki Ora building celebrates cultural identity and wellbeing, providing a warm, inclusive and non-clinical facility for its clients and team. The undulating façade captures the journey of Te Arawa to Aotearoa and the importance of the Pacific Ocean, while also helping to control solar gain on the western façade. Hahau Matangi, the impressive poupou, traverses the building’s three floors. This building is a celebration of the safety of tangata, kōrero and mahi. The tones of the colour palette are warm and many walls have tactile surfaces. Everywhere, a high level of finish and materiality is demonstrated.