PCNZ Best Start Hobsonville Early Learning Centre Heritage – Merit
Last Friday night we were honoured to be awarded two merits at this year’s Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards. The merits were for Best Start Hobsonville Early Learning Centre in the education and heritage categories. Congratulations to all involved including CPMC and Bindon Construction Ltd in this very special project […]
DINZ Best Design Awards: St Kentigern Preschool – Gold
What an incredible night! We’re so proud to have won two “Best Design” gold awards last Friday for Saint Kentigern Preschool. These awards fell into the spatial category, specifically the Healthcare & Wellbeing category, as well as the Private, Public and Institutional Spaces category. A massive and heartfelt thank you to the Designers’ […]
NZ Commercial Project Awards – Gaia Childcare Centre – Silver
We are proud to announce that the Gaia Earth Forest Preschool was awarded a Silver at this year’s NZ Commercial Project Awards last Friday. The calibre was world-class with hundreds of entries around NZ. Congratulations to everyone involved in this very special project that supports one of the last six ancient forests left in Auckland. […]
Gaia (Earth) Forest Preschool featured on Designboom
We’re excited to share that Gaia (Earth) Forest Preschool, Manurewa has been featured on the Designboom, online architecture magazine – Titled Leaf-Shaped Roof Tops Gaia Forest Preschool Centre’s Structure in New Zealand. Check out the full article here.
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden featured on NZ Herald
We’re thrilled to share that Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden has been published in the NZ Herald Canvas Magazine and online by Simon Wilson – Design for Living: Happiness at Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden. Thank you Simon for supporting Beautiful Human Spaces.Check out the full article here.
DINZ Best Design Awards: Kakapo Creek Early Learning Centre – Gold
The 2022 DINZ Best Design Award winners have been announced! Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden, Mairangi Bay is being honoured with a Gold pin in Built Environment category. Many congratulations to all involved in this project. Kakapo Creek has received much attention worldwide for being focused on well-being and sustainability. We’re proud to be part of […]
Kakapo Creek published on CFSA Review Autumn 2022
We are proud to be a part of the CFSA Review Autumn 2022. Creative Convergence Forum publishes this magazine for School Architecture (CFSA); a Non-profit Corporation approved for establishment pursuant to the Ministry of Education in Korea. It is an international magazine published four times a year to introduce the latest cases in excellent school […]
PCNZ Greenstone Group Education Property Award: Kakapo Early Childhood – Excellence
We’re proud to announce that Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden, Auckland, has been awarded an Excellence in Education category at this year’s New Zealand Property Industry Awards. Thank you to our wonderful clients Kaye and Ian Mckean, for the opportunity to create this beautiful human space with you. Congratulations to everyone involved in this project, including Meridian Construction, Markplan […]
Peacocks Early Learning Centre, the highly sustainable early childhood centre at Stonefields
Smith Architects is proud to have designed the highly sustainable early childhood centre at Stonefield’s for Peacocks Early Learning The centre has been constructed from exposed recycled concrete for thermal mass, has a rainwater tank with harvested water used in the toilets, and 89 solar panels on the roof and best of all – a […]