Design-Build
Mauku, Auckland

• Landscaping within school grounds included both hard and soft works.
• Our clients were confident in our ability to install the landscape over tight time lines during the Christmas break in time for the new school year.
• Design build model allowed for 20% savings on project.

The transformation of Mauku School combines sustainability and fun in one design.

The old grounds did not function cohesively.  There was no linkage between the school’s entrance and the outdoor space around its four classrooms, the cesspits were blocked and drainage was an issue, by analysing the way the kids used their outdoor space we were able to design a landscape which utilises spatial hierarchies and transitional connections between areas, to create a cohesive space with a range of functions.

The new design also integrates well with the rest of the school grounds which are a verdant collection of nooks, crannies, fields and play spaces. The design also reinforces the importance of utilizing school grounds as a site for child development.  The new outdoor space at Mauku School has become part of the fabric of learning and the kids love it.