University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering Wins Two Awards
Lab-works Architecture, in collaboration with overall project architect Jasmax, are proud winners of two NZIA Local Awards. The University of Auckland’s Faulty of Engineering/Te Herenga Mātai Pῡkaha B405 was a recipient of 2020 Auckland Architecture Awards in the Education and Resene Colour categories.
Lab-works Architecture were the specialist designers for the “wet laboratories”, to upgrade and replace the existing Engineering School buildings at the University of Auckland City Campus.
Each laboratory was designed to be as open as possible, with visibility into every space for both safety, and to ensure that the research work going on inside each area could be highlighted. This embraces the theme of “engineering on display”, a marked change from the dark and enclosed rooms these laboratories replaced.
“The lively, bold and extensive use of colour has been incorporated in a manner that expresses functionality and makes it evident that students are the primary occupants of the building.”
Read more here: https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local/award-detail/9049