#pacific environments

The Waiheke Island community proudly opened it’s new Public Library in July 2014. It was four times the size of it’s predecessor, and had many design elements drawn upon local iwi traditions. When the plans called for an elevated treehouse right in the middle of the project, R&H Engineering were called on to build a flowing spiral staircase. Our photos show the staircase under construction, but there’s some great images of the finished product at the website of Pacific Environments Architects.

Yellow Treehouse Restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand by Pacific Environments

Concept The original family summer cottage relocated to next door made way for a new campsite – conceptual ‘tents’, formed as connected pavilions. Inspired by; and embodying intergenerational memories – the essence of long summer holidays, activities, collections, connections and stories