2010 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Parakete Ora
This project uses ordinary materials in ways that make them seem special. The result is a high quality everyday facility for small children. A transparent garage door opens up the main play space and large screens cover the storage walls at the back. These mechanisms are childproofed and the whole is oriented and designed for the distracted and mobile nature of play. The programme includes Plunket and a playgroup and the social benefits of the conjunction were evident in exchanges between parents. The colours of the architecture are cheerful and rich without being childish in their combinations.
- Practice
- SGA Ltd - Strachan Group Architects
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
