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Welcome to Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation student work showcase. This site showcases our student's best architecture and design work in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation student work showcase

Created through Blender, an angry individual emerges from his cauldron as a disturbance occurs. (=^•w•^=)

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Cauldron Cat

A usable space that reflects interior architecture and the students. A space to relax, socialise, view and share work as well as see and admire from afar. 

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Interiority

This project demonstrates the principles of the operation and control of the building's environmental engineering systems at Aorangi House. It specifically focuses on energy supply, electricity distribution, vertical transportation, water drainage + supply, HVAC systems and overall passive design. This project works hand in hand with a previous assessment which involved a 2500 word essay explaining these engineering systems in depth.

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Aorangi House - Environmental Engineering Installation Poster

Ō Tokaanu' was a collaborative project redesigning Tokaanu’s geothermal pools. 
Ō translates from Māori to mean ‘those of’. When visiting the site, our guide stated that they wanted the design to reflect that the land, people, and water are all connected, and this name embodies that notion.

Ō’s objective is to create a sensory experience that enhances interception. This is done through weaving holistic Māori wellness back into the local vernacular. A sincere interest in intelligent and sustainable design extends to every aspect of the geothermal journey, treading lightly with respect for the past, present and future.

Materiality has been closely considered to help evoke a sense of place. Rammed earth draws similarities from the clay ground at Tokaanu. Charred timber mimics the trees that could not withstand the thermal conditions. A thatched roof references the resilient grasses, and pounamu and rakau illustrate the ancient Maori massage technique Mirimiri.

For the master plan, we decided to stay within the grounds of the current thermal pools. This allowed us to minimise our footprint and retain all the rugged site Tokaanu offers.

Every aspect of this design has been carefully curated to create spacial experiences that evoke a sense of purity and enhances interception - something Tokaanu does so effortlessly - leading to a meaningful connection between land, water, and people.

Anaca Lee

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Interiority

Aorangi House - Environmental Engineering Installation Poster

Ō Tokaanu

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Interiority

Aorangi House - Environmental Engineering Installation Poster

Ō Tokaanu