Roskill Library Hub

As an asset of Auckland Council, the Fickling Convention Centre and Mount Roskill Community Library offer fundamental services to the surrounding community. The lower level Fickling Convention Centre accommodates rooms for hire of varying sizes, and the upper level houses the Mount Roskill Library (second busiest in Auckland), and incorporates the Citizens Advice Bureau. The design objective for this project challenged us to deliver a contemporary, innovative facility that is vibrant and engaging, ensuring greater flexibility of use. Design elements and colours incorporated into the renewed facility reference the local context; acknowledging people, history and landscape - new slot windows colour reference the volcanic past and Manukau bush fringe of the area. Entrances to both facilities were realigned to provide enhanced flow and more direct access; they use a uniform language of Cedar entrance posts referencing the historic double palisade defense systems of Puketapapa. Connections to the surrounding landscape were improved, with the lower level boasting new outdoor spaces for users of both facilities to enjoy.