Brief

The Māngere Bridge Waka Ama Club is center to a majority Polynesian community in South Auckland. How can bi-culturally informed architectural design of a significant community facility support the needs of the people and encourage their diverse cultures to thrive? All without compromising the integral functionality of the club spaces.

Design a Wharewaka for Portage Crossing Canoe club, beginning with research into wider social, historical and geographical context. The assignment follows the development of a concept reaching a resolution of architectural form through narrative design processes.

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Hard Skills Developed

Multi-media 

Physical modelling

Rhino modelling

VRay rendering software

Adobe Photoshop editing

Adobe InDesign Layout

Adobe Illustrator detail drawing

Exhibition presentation - adapt to COVID lockdown conditions

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Soft Skills Developed

Design a significant community facility able to host a wide range of uses

Narrative/storytelling design processes to drive form and function

Integration of raw structural materials as significant aspects of concept development - timber, rammed earth

Taking into account user needs through collaboration and without access to an existing club facility

Landscape design based on community needs