Project Update 16
Saint Kentigern’s Award-Winning Learning Spaces
At the 2023 Auckland region Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Awards held on 8 June, fifty-seven architectural-project winners spanning twelve categories were recognised for their visionary designs. We are delighted that two of our learning facilities in Remuera, the Girls’ School and the Boys’ School Macky Senior School and Specialist Facilities building, both delivered in partnership with Architectus, were winners in the Education category.
These new buildings form the cornerstone of Saint Kentigern’s Shore Road campus redevelopment along with our new Preschool facility.
The five-level Girls’ School provides an open and friendly layout that fosters connection and encourages collaboration, providing an inspiring environment for the girls to explore and learn. The school has nineteen classrooms with each syndicate having a dedicated floor and library, linked by a multipurpose atrium. The well-appointed classrooms open into collaborative learning spaces and include dedicated music rooms and an art studio.
The Boys’ School Macky Senior School features three levels of spacious, technology-rich and flexible learning areas with twelve classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and a wide atrium staircase that doubles as access between floors and seating steps which can be used socially or for teaching, group gatherings, or class presentations.
The Specialist Facilities which share the same building as the Macky Senior School is our Shore Road campus’s shared centre of excellence. It is home to our Food Technology, Dance and Drama, Hard and Soft Materials, Music, and Design rooms, Science labs, and Art studios. Each floor offers breakout and presentation spaces in addition to specialist classrooms.
We would like to congratulate and thank the team at Architectus for their invaluable partnership in bringing our vision to life through the creation of inspiring spaces for learning and discovery, and a world-class learning environment that supports the growth and development of our students.
