2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
New Shoots Early Childhood Education Centre
With this innovative project, the architects have transformed a marginal and contaminated site near a motorway into a tranquil sanctuary for a brand-new preschool. A gentle and considered sequence of entry via a footbridge over a restored wetland provides a delightful sense of arrival at a protected triangular courtyard formed by three pavilions. Designed as ‘nature classrooms’, these pavilions are naturally ventilated and situated to take advantage of sun and light, while their cross-laminated timber interiors and soft colour palette create a calming connection to the surrounding mature trees. New Shoots is a rich spatial experience and a magical, nurturing environment for children.
- Practice
- Copeland Associates Architects
- Category
- Education
- Location
- Auckland
