By Pacific Environments Architects
Hyundai Marine Sports Centre
The Hyundai Marine Sports Centre was designed to operate as a true multi-user facility. In addition to boat storage and change facilities it includes over 800m2 of training and educational areas, and event spaces capable of hosting more than 300 people. It will remain the home of the historic Royal Akarana Yacht Club as well as other sports clubs.
Built on The Landing in Okahu Bay, the Hyundai Marine Sports Centre needed to accommodate a wide variety of sports events running concurrently. With panoramic views over the bay it has the capacity to operate as a hosting facility for larger national and international events, and provide outstanding training areas and meeting rooms equipped with the latest audio visual and learning aides.
The Centre provides the wider community with the opportunity to actively participate, spectate or just enjoy the spectacular views and quality services in a safe, family friendly environment.
The centre was selected as the venue for the combined world championships of the 49er (men) 49erFX (women) and Nacra 17 catamaran regatta held in December of 2019. Sailing director Rod Davis noted the announcement of such a high profile event just one year after opening was a fantastic achievement for the venue.
Pacific Environments Architects is an environmentally focused architectural & urban design practice working towards the best outcomes for people, place and community.
With over 60 years experience, our portfolio showcases a diverse range of projects – master planning and urban design, civic and community centres, commercial buildings, retirement villages, large and small-scale residential, community housing, education facilities, sports and leisure and resort projects.
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An underlying philosophy at Pacific Environments is to promote environmentally sustainable and regenerative design. We believe that designing physical objects, the built environment and associated infrastructure to comply with the principles of social, economic and ecological sustainability are core to a constantly regenerating and self-sustaining ecosystem. Pacific Environments were early to adopt environmentally sustainable processes and methodologies in the practice, and were one of the founding signatories of New Zealand Architects Declare. As such, we are committed to strengthening our working practices to create architecture and urbanism that has a more positive impact on the world around us. We have recently joined Toitu Envirocare and are working towards becoming a certified carbon zero company by 2023.
The Pacific Environments team genuinely love what they do, our positive, energetic and ‘hands on’ approach along with a focus on understanding our clients’ needs means that we deliver tailored solutions, not generic answers.