The brief was for a cultural building designed for a culturally sensitive site containing remains from both European and indigenous people settlements.
The design, a simple & functional building is intended as an informative & recreational `pit-stop` rather than a dead-end centre, to inform and facilitate visitors while they explore the vast 180ha site.
The building design uses the strong vernacular of the local `iwi` architecture and blends it with the contemporary through the use of traditional materials and contemporary technology.
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