Pacific Environments has worked with the Board of Trustees of Huapai District School since 2010. Originally a site-wide master plan for the school was devised to prepare for the expected growth of the area.
The final design for the new block involved four four-classroom flexible learning studios connected with a shared atrium/breakout space. Each learning studio has a wet area to allow the school to teach art and technology. The upper storey contains a fun bridge across to the main part of the school to keep the building connected through that level
40 Station Road, Kumeū 0810
Ministry of Education
2020
When the new Huapai District School principal first saw the school’s staffroom, he recognized an opportunity to give staff a revitalized ‘café-like’ environment where they could relax and socialize. We followed through on this brief, transforming a tired and dark area into a welcoming, light filled and vibrant space. The use of wood and soft colour palette combined with the lighting transformed the mood, creating a place staff could enjoy. The classroom block adjacent to the staffroom building was also long overdue for a facelift to bring it up to the current open learning teaching style. The building had slowly become a storage area in the past years, and some areas were underutilized.
