The pool complex is centrally located within the Naenae community on a reserve and needed to recognise and interface with the activities associated with local business, civic activities, and residential amenity.

A generous entry space welcomes visitors into the facility, functioning as a social hub where people can wait for others, eat, and socialise before or after using the pool. The space is accommodating enough for large groups, whanau, and individuals. Thoughtful landscaping helps tie in existing site features—such as the adjacent basketball court—into the overall design, enhancing the sense of connection across the reserve.

Worked with

Architecture HDT
GHD

Project date

2021 - ongoing

Awards

Public Architecture | NZIA Wellington Architecture Awards

Jason Mann Photography

Boffa Miskell worked with local artists to integrate cultural narratives into the landscape, contributing to a place specific design with unique visual interest that contributes to wayfinding.

The design also a large outdoor picnic area, only accessible from within the pool complex. Hedge planting screens views in from the wider park, creating visual interface without compromising privacy of pool users. BBQ facilities are provided within a wind sheltered and seasonally shaded setting, with site furniture arranged to differentiate play areas from areas of lounging and gathering.

Jason Mann Photography