Birkenhead Library & Civic Centre in Auckland, New Zealand

Birkenhead Library & Civic Centre  that located in Auckland, New Zealand, was designed by archoffice. The architectural concept for the Birkenhead Library is based around a simple narrative of looking through ancient existing trees on the site to the view – thus notions of solid and void, transparency, light quality, pattern and form were considered and modelled to inform various design... 

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Kaipara Harbour House in Auckland, New Zealand

Located in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaipara Harbour House was designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects Ltd . The design of this weekend house needed to respond to small and large numbers and a range of ages, from babies to the very courageous septuagenarian owners. A strong landscape required an equally strong architectural response. The Kaipara Harbour is a dangerous place. It has been the burial... 

Tags: Auckland, Auckland Region, Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects Ltd ., Geography, Geography of New Zealand, Geography of Oceania, Kaipara, Kaipara District, Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand, Northland Region, timber portal

AUT Lecture Theatres & Conference Centre in Auckland, New Zealand

Located in Auckland, New Zealand, AUT Lecture Theatres & Conference Centre was designed by RTA Studio. The building seeks to respond to its unique context and location in the Pacific Rim by acknowledging the local aspects of the site and the culture of Auckland. The geomorphology of the site has evolved from unique events both volcanic and subsequently sedimentary and metamorphic. This has left... 

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Ormiston Road Bridge by Moller Architects, New Zealand

Ormiston Road Bridge, a gateway to Flat Bush in South Auckland, New Zealand was designed by Moller Architects that collaborate with Beca. A comprehensive town centre landscape plan creates a new centre within Manakau City and Ormiston Road joins this main axis and arrival point. The brief defined a need to span an existing stream and landscaped park, together with the need for four lanes of traffic... 

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