2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Hiwa - University of Auckland Recreation and Wellness Centre
Positioned at the heart of the student precinct, this innovative and technologically advanced Recreation and Wellness Centre is dedicated to enhancing students' social, physical, and mental wellbeing. The stacked and split-sectional design is anchored around a central circulation core, where a range of single- and double-height spaces promote a broad range of activities. Flexibility and integrated technologies allow for spaces to change use efficiently. While the building bridges a complex change in level, its connection with the exterior environment is experienced at many levels; the subterranean pool’s roof structure doubles as a playful faceted landscape knoll, while the open-air playing fields and track on the roof provide expansive outlooks. The external faceted stainless-steel fins reflect the surroundings and daily conditions. This project is a testament to its long-term collaborative design model.
- Practice
- Warren and Mahoney Architects New Zealand Ltd and MJMA Architecture & Design
- Category
- Education
- Location
- Auckland
