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NATIONAL CATEGORY WINNER
GOLD AWARD WINNER

Project
University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering Research Building 906, Auckland
Entrant
Scarbro Construction (Construction Company)
Project Partners
Jasmax Architects (Architect/Designer), RCP (Engineer)
Owned by
University of Auckland
Having outgrown the existing facility, the new building has the largest seismic testing capabilities in Australasia. Part of the wider university site, a previously commercial site has been transformed into a learning hub for the future.
Judges Comments
This deceptively simple building form houses large-scale testing facilities, together with academic research and office spaces with state-of-the-art features including solar chimneys for natural ventilation.
Several innovative construction solutions were the product of an extraordinarily close and positive relationship within the extended client/builder/consultant team.
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