PROJECT
Whangaparaoa College - New Science, Technology and Visual Arts Centre, Gymnasium and Performing Arts Centre
CLIENT
Ministry of Education
LOCATION
Whangaparaoa, Auckland
COST
$20M+
DATE
Completed 2006
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The stage one development for Whangaparaoa College involved the design and construction of new buildings to begin the expansion from an intermediate school to a combined intermediate and secondary school.
The buildings completed in the stage one works included the Gymnasium, Performing Arts Centre, as well as a Science, Technology and Visual Arts Block.
The buildings step down the steep site with a large central retaining wall which links the buildings. The site was developed along with the buildings and the landscaping included a sports field and hard courts.
Disciplines involved in this Learning project were: