Ngati Hine Health Trust
By Studio DB
Studio DB are proud to have been awarded the contract to design and build a workplace for the Ngati Hine Health Trust. This state-of-the-art office will be established by 2023, providing a safe and comfortable environment for staff and visitors.
The design team at Studio DB are committed to incorporating the Ngati Hine Health Trust's ethos into their work, creating a space that reflects the values of the organisation as well as providing the highest levels of comfort and convenience for its occupants.
The completed office will provide employees with the necessary tools to do their jobs efficiently, while also giving them the opportunity to socialise and relax in a space that is custom-built to their needs. We are so proud to work on such a worthwhile project which will benefit the community. The team at Studio DB are eager to make this vision a reality.
Ngati Hine Health Trust provides integrated whanau ora services to the Northland community, and were wanting to create a "whanau hub" which featured a vast range of whanau meeting rooms, nurse consult rooms and a Hui space which can be used to welcome dignitaries and host events.
Ngati Hine Health Trust is among the largest Maori health providers in Aotearoa New Zealand, offering whanau ora services to the Ngati Hine region.
Our brief was to design a "whanau centre" on the lower level of Ngati Hine Health Trust's Torongare offices in Whangarei, in accordance with their vision of empowering whanau to find their voice, steady their footing, and enhance their well-being.
The narrative draws inspiration from the numerous mountains and hills of Ngati Hine, which symbolize resilience, vitality, and safety. As the indigenous people of the land, Maori have a profound attachment to the land and the surrounding ecosystem, which is both physical and spiritual and plays a crucial role in their wellbeing. The design of the whanau centre was inspired by the natural surroundings of the Ngati Hine rohe, including the maunga, the ngahere, the Taumarere river.
Various elements of the centre, such as the colours, materials, form, and art, were chosen to reflect the connection between the environment and the people of Ngati Hine. This approach was intended to pay homage to the origins and stories of the Ngati Hine people.
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