Te Wananga o Aotearoa Glenview

A new main campus for Te Wananga o Aotearoa housed on a prominent site within a former large hotel and conference centre. One of a number of options considered; the finished building houses tertiary and secondary teaching facilities, a national call centre, a national security hub, IT services and administrative functions currently spread across different sites.

The brief required a new “flagship” building and image for the client that reflected their aspirations as an organisation. The design response required an adaptive reuse of the existing building(s) - changing its use, making it fit for purpose as well as consolidating and rectifying a number of disparate and failed alterations and renovations undertaken over the buildings life..

All building services have been upgraded and/or replaced with specific design required for data services, and fire safety (including a gas flood system in server rooms). The existing building fabric has been extended, refurbished and altered for the requirements of the brief. Extensive remedial maintenance of the existing building fabric was also undertaken concurrently.

A neutral colour scheme and interior fitout has been employed. to provide the clients with a canvas for artworks.