2010 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
Zoo Hospital, The Nest
In a world of ever decreasing privacy, this project challenges viewers to engage directly with the workings of a veterinarian hospital. There is nothing inappropriate about it. It offers an educational opportunity to talk to and watch the vets as they operate. The building operates on extremes. At one level there are clinical spaces, air sealed and hermetic, and at the other end there are open air stalls for recovering zoo residents. Physical interfaces work smoothly and materials have been appropriately assigned to reflect uses. The building sits well on its site with a discrete level of drama befitting the progressive solution client and architect have provided. The Zoo should be commended for a forward thinking and visionary approach.
- Practice
- Warren and Mahoney Architects New Zealand Ltd
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Wellington
