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.
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 […]
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden appears on Designboom
We’re so excited to see Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden featured on Designboom again. Well done team! Click here to read the full article: ‘CASA tops learning center in new zealand with circular green roof canopy’
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden featured on ArchitectureNow
The boutique early learning centre, Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden in the heart of Mairangi Bay is now officially open, and has been featured on ArchitectureNow Click here to read full article.
Mairangi Bay featured on EBOSS
Construction is in full swing for the Kakapo Creek New Shoots Centre in Mairangi Bay, and has now been featured on EBOSS. To know more about our project click here
Gaia Preschool on Radio NZ
One of our latest projects is a Gaia (Earth) inspired Early Learning Centre, nestled amongst native bush in South Auckland. Our client, Dr. Darius Singh from Chrysalis Care has been interviewed on Radio New Zealand and The AM Show, discussing the earth-focused philosophy that has driven the biophilic design of the centre. Click here to listen […]
New Shoots Children’s Centre Features in Stuff NZ
Our New Shoots Children’s Centre / Source Café, Pakuranga has been featured in Stuff NZ on the topic of ‘Changing the paradigm of design in the early childhood sector’. We aim to create innovative and beautiful spaces for children, with ethical sourcing influencing their choices every step of the way. The original article on Stuff […]
Creating healthy learning spaces – Build Magazine
In this month’s Build Magazine the Education Environments Symposium, organised with Massey University and APL Window solutions, has been covered. To read more click here
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 […]