As a symbolic and physical gateway to Te Hiku o Te Ika, Kā Uri comprises a repurposed building that welcomes visitors, hosts events, provides local employment opportunities, supports community programmes and accommodates a waka school. Collectively, Kā Uri embodies a successful and important step in the commitment of Ngāti Kuri to build community resilience, shared prosperity and mana motuhake for its people across the region. Artfully reclad in simple materials atop a new concrete plinth, the arrival façade now presents as an elegant shed. A rhythm of polycarbonate signals entry to the double-height clerestory exhibition space, passing under a beautifully abstracted kauri forest canopy. Details are finely executed and speak to a meaningful relationship between architect and client.