Work is well under way on the new library we’re building for Auckland Council in Orewa. During the year-long project we will replace a leaky 1960s structure with a new open-plan building with precast concrete walls and a monopitch insulated panel roof topped by full solar panelling.
Designed by DLM Architects with input from the local community, the new library has numerous interesting architectural features, including a children’s area with playful cut-outs in the walls and a teen zone. Two stairwells and a lift will provide access to meeting rooms, a kitchen area and accessible toilets on the mezzanine level. Our carpentry teams are looking forward to the technical challenge of piecing together the detailed timber interior panelling on the walls and ceiling.
An adjacent admin building will be retained, as will a small courtyard, and we’ll be taking care throughout the build to avoid damage to a mature põhutukawa tree on the site.
Work is well under way on the new library we’re building for Auckland Council in Orewa. During the year-long project we will replace a leaky 1960s structure with a new open-plan building with precast concrete walls and a monopitch insulated panel roof topped by full solar panelling.
Designed by DLM Architects with input from the local community, the new library has numerous interesting architectural features, including a children’s area with playful cut-outs in the walls and a teen zone. Two stairwells and a lift will provide access to meeting rooms, a kitchen area and accessible toilets on the mezzanine level. Our carpentry teams are looking forward to the technical challenge of piecing together the detailed timber interior panelling on the walls and ceiling.
An adjacent admin building will be retained, as will a small courtyard, and we’ll be taking care throughout the build to avoid damage to a mature põhutukawa tree on the site.
