New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 34/02C | Page 58
Left:The new building has
strongly impacted its campus
surroundings. As well as
replacing the Hanna building it
has improved natural sightlines
right through the school,
while bridges link previously
disconnected buildings.
Project:King’s School Centennial Building, Auckland
Architect:Warren and Mahoney Architects;
project principal – John Coop, project architect – Sarah
Hewlett-Diprose; design director – Andrew Barclay
Civil, mechanical, structural and electrical engineer,
project manager and fire consultant:Beca
Quantity surveyor:Rider Levett Bucknall
Acoustic engineer:Marshall Day Acoustics
Landscaping:Patrick Corfe Landscape Architects
Cladding:Austral brick, Vogue Range; terracotta tiles from
Thermosash
Terracotta fins:Moeding Baguette white terracotta fixed
vertical fins from Jacobsens
Louvres:Louvretec 300mm aluminium Maxi blades,
powdercoat finish
Main roof:Dimond Brownbuilt 900 long run metal roofing
Secondary roof:Equus modified double layer bituminous
membrane and gutters, with metal chip finish
Glazing system:Four-sided structurally bonded unitised
glazed façade suite with Low E glass, from Thermosash
Floors:Exposed concrete with 5% black oxide; Interface
carpet tiles in Exposed finish, from Inzide Commercial;
Desso carpet tiles in Rock/ Salt from Jacobsens
Feature flooring:American White Oak timber flooring, from
Rosenfeld Kidson
Classroom/display walls :Autex Composition in Lime,
Chilli Red, Clay, Azure and Silver, from Autex Industries
Music classroom walls:Autex Quietspace overlaid with
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Vertiface, in Chilli Red and Silver, from Autex Industries;
Decortech custom slotted plywood panel over black Autex
acoustic blanket, from Decortech
Breakout area walls:Advance Fitnice Wall Finish, Time in
Town range, from Advance Flooring
Ceiling treatments:Typical classrooms – Armstrong
Optima, from Forman Building Systems; music classrooms
– Ecophon Master Ds, from Holden Architectural; internal
street – Decortech plywood multigroove ceiling panel over
black Autex acoustic blanket, from Decortech; circulation –
Asona design panel perforated plasterboard
Paints:Dulux Peplum Quarter and Dulux Glenbrook
Lighting:Energy Light, Energyline Extrusion, Fagerhult
Heating:Air handling units by Temperzone; variable air
volume units by Holyoake; fans by Fantech – all sourced
from Air Mark Services
Classroom furniture:Furnware
Blind:Techno 5000 Sunscreen Blind, from Window Treatments
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Jamie Cobel
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