School projects

Block K – Rongomai School
An exploration of linear patterns and geometry...

Kelston Deaf Education Centre
The iconic crimson flowers of the Pohutukawa have been used...

Ara Kahukura
Ara Kahukura is centred around five client aspirations...

Deans Building
The Deans Building at Christchurch Boys High creates a wonderful...

Puddleducks Nursery/Preschool and The Backyard Café
Inspired by the landscape of Mt Taranaki...

University of Otago School of Music and Theatre
A colour scheme based on the feathers of native birds...

Te Raekura Redcliffs School
The school's design reflects rich local history and cultural ties and is sympathetic...

The University of Canterbury
This colour scheme celebrates the robust New Zealand landscape, expressed through...

Hukanui Primary School 'Garden to Table' Enviroclassroom
Introducing children to principles of sustainability...

Shirley Boys' and Avonside Girls' High Schools
Colour enables each school to personalise their environment...

Te Hohepa Kohanga Reo
Vivid colour combinations connected to each space are both functional and evocative...

Maru, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
The brief required a building to provide a transitional, flexible workspace...

A colourful triplet
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise...

Ready to play
Bringing colour and life, and a touch of nature...

A colourful triplet
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise...

Designing in triplicate
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise...

Little Wings Early Childhood Education Centre
Using a calm and sophisticated colour palette...

Wellington Girls’ College
The brief was to create a colour scheme for all buildings on site that would unify the campus...

Victoria University Business School
This project establishes a palette of materials, textures and colours that reference land...

Christchurch Girls High School
Acland House is a complex of boarding facilities. The centrepiece is the ‘Old House’...

Totara School
The brief was fun, bright and strong colours to bring a new life to their tired buildings...

Ministry for Culture and Heritage Education Centre
The building is the first purpose built crèche in New Zealand...

Tarawera High School
Inspiration for the colour selection draws directly from the colours found in the local landscape...

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa
The vision was to create a fresh new centre of modern learning...

Pedal power
The vision was to reactivate an existing site and turn it into an ‘activity hub’...

Helensvale State High School
An inspirational and playful school environment...

Oakhill College Library
The new library was to be contemporary and exciting to its young users...

St Anne’s Catholic School
Colour was introduced to soften the severity of the buildings form...

Christchurch Boys’ High School
A juxtaposition between old and new in the headmaster’s office...

University of Otago Childcare Centre
The journey from the mountains to...

Waiariki Institute of Technology
The association of timber with green hues mimics the harmony in nature...

Massey University
Colour is used with care to energise but not overpower...

Flat Bush School
Colour is used to reflect the history of the region bringing together the horticultural history and volcanic history...

University of Auckland Vice Chancellor’s Suit
Colours were selected to complement the natural materials used...

Chrysalis Early Childhood Centre
A unique and innovative childcare centre that captures the cultural and spiritual values of the area...

Wintec Engineering and Trades Training Facility
A vibrant, flexible and total learning environment...

Patricia Avenue School
The design needed to provide a supportive modern learning...

Pukekohe North Primary School
A design which creates a sense of pride within the community...

Freemans Bay School
Rich and vibrant colours represent the diverse cultural community...

Pirate ship playground
There's nothing more that children like than a fun playground...

Kahurangi School
The design creates buildings that provide a strong sense of its identity...

Hobsonville Point Secondary School
A sophisticated palette of materials was used, which is visually stimulating...

Piopio Primary School
Designing a colour scheme which would tie all the buildings together...

Mother Duck Childcare
This colourful, progressive building is unique in its use of colour...

St Thomas of Canterbury
The classroom building was designed to be the school’s most prominent feature...

WIT Recreation Centre
The overall décor and colours reflect a basic clean functional aesthetic...

Sacred Heart College
This project provides Sacred Heart College with a Performing Arts...

Papakowhai School
With more children than space, four new classrooms were needed...

Dine@MIT - Student Training Facility & Restaurant
A fun and vibrant environment...

Te Waka Unua School
A fast track modern learning environment classroom solution...

Whenuapai Primary School
The aim of designing this building was to create a welcoming entrance...

Epsom Normal Primary School
Conceptually, the idea was to create a forest of trees through which the sun...

Kahukura Forum Seating - Prototype, Waimairi School
A degree of sophistication through colour choice...

Eltham College
Colour has been applied to create a bright, interactive and positive feel giving a sense of...

Massey University College of Creative Arts
A robust yet vibrant character that is inspiring to work and teach in...

Avondale College
Typically canteens are neutral in colour, but not this one. The overall look is impactful...

Avonhead School Learning Centre
The main purpose was to create a stimulating and accessible...

Manukau Campus, AUT
A refurbishment of an existing commercial building into vibrant...

Albany Senior High School
Colour is central to all aspects of Albany Senior High School...

Robina Community Performing Arts Centre
Creating something unique...

Recycled colour - Makespace
Materials normally discarded can be used to create inspiring spaces...

Hamilton Junior High School
Colour was used to affirm wayfinding, define spaces and stimulate the pupils...

St Mary's College Gymnasium
Colour animates and brings energy to selected spaces within the building...

Clayton Park School
Taking its inspiration from traditional Maori architecture...

NZMA Sylvia Park
A lively non-institutional environment for the students and staff...

Naenae Special Needs
An outward looking, stimulating environment...

Carisbrook School
The colours themselves represent the three schools formed as one...

Our Lady of the Rosary School
The interior of the senior and middle classrooms needed their own identity...

Kereru Park Campus
A new building that would give the school a presence...

Manukau institute
A sophisticated colour palette that could stand the test of time...

Auckland Girls Grammar
A striking circular patterned carpet tile to identify areas and add colour...

Bell Block School
Colours in schools should be friendly and inviting...

Whitireia
A focus on interconnected fully active learning environments...

St Teresa's School
An inspiring and calming space which was able to be used out of school hours...

Avonside Girls High School
The bright colours were deliberately chosen to stimulate the school...

Porirua College redevelopment
The colour selection was largely influenced by the surrounding natural...

Silverstream Kindergarten
Using colour as a driver of spatial organisation...

Whitireia Campus
Whitireia required a vibrant and creative campus to showcase their new space...

Maitai School Playground
A colourful, tactile mural that depicted night and day...

Kelston Deaf Education Centre Satellite Unit
Principles of elegance and simplicity...

Amesbury School
Colour is at the forefront of this new school...

Unitec Coca-Cola Expo
It was important for the stand to have maximum impact...

Teaching and Research Laboratories
A cohesive palette of colours...

Media Design School
Each floor level represents traditional colours used in graphics...

Fergusson Intermediate School
The aim was to provide each new syndicate with an identity through...

Avondale College
The colour selection is sympathetic to a traditional colour scheme...

AUT AJ School of Education
The new building is pivotal in the development of the future campus...

Te Kura Maori o Porirua
The playful colours used on the exterior of the new...

Beachhaven Primary School Library
The brief to us was to upgrade the existing library...

Kimi Ora School
Colour and tonal contrast of paints and other finishes play a very important role...

Remarkables Primary School
External colours & materials are muted and natural to blend into the environment...

AUT MD Building
A refurbishment of an existing commercial building into vibrant teaching spaces...

St Pauls College
The colours and new landscaping open and invigorate the street frontage...

Rotorua Girls’ High School Childcare Trust
An inspiring, invigorating place...

Western Heights Primary School
Bight vibrant colours has made for a happy learning environment...

Flanshaw Road Primary School
The exterior colours came to life using the more saturated colour...

Whangarei Girls High School
A modern, spacious and multi-use facility provides a new focal point...

One Tree Point Primary School
The colour has become a school favourite as it sets this building apart...

Tikipunga Primary School
The colour scheme was intended to evoke a vibrant and colourful...

Cashmere Primary School Epicentre
The new building became the focal point of the school...

Te Kura Kuapapa Maori o Taumarere
A new school design...

Western Springs College
The architect’s brief was to emphasise the identity of each classroom...

Gore Kids Hub
Three groups in one building - Playcentre, a toy library and a parent centre...

Huntly College
The recent repaint has enhanced the external environment...

Kenderdine Preschool
Parents and children now have something new to smile about...

Westport Early Learning Centre
A rich and varied materials palette to create a warm, welcoming feeling...