By Esse Architects
Cultural + Heritage Projects
The scope of works included concept design for arrival lounge, new restaurant, Wharenui façade and frontage rebuild, new Puhara, Weaving School remodelling, Matatini, multi- purpose space and Wharenui façade Ohakea. ARTO design team worked closely with the client to ensure the project was in keeping with the traditional values of the facility.
Architecture is about the physical expression of the immaterial.
It emanates from a spiritual context. It is about people, relationships, life, and nature and how these interact in the creation of spaces, if they are to be meaningful to people.
We believe that Architecture is about the essence of things in making beautiful spaces that exude character and atmosphere – enhancing the intangible. It is about the creation of positive spaces that attract people and where people feel happy and comfortable to be.
The pursuit of timeless and relevant architecture lies at the heart of what our Esse architectural process embodies.