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The owners of this historic warehouse required Creative Arch to produce an inspirational facility which would excite the staff and students of the performing arts school to be housed within its industrial walls.

The first step was to shed the building of the layers of ad hoc alterations to reveal its original features. This exposed extensive hardwood timber floors, impressive steel trusses and an expansive glazed industrial saw tooth roof.

The design was inspired by both the Pasifika influences of its new owners and the celebration of the buildings raw industrial heritage, as the former Arthur Lydiard shoe factory and then as an artists’ hangout.
The facility required large and adaptable rehearsal spaces for the dance studios, and more intimate spaces for administrative, teaching and student facilities.

The building has a small street presence belying the spacious and light filled studios which reside behind the street facade. Our design looks to maximise this arrangement by creating an eye catching street presence which leads the users through a deceptively modest gallery space, before surprising the visitor with a light filled adaptable space housing the dance studios. On the floor below these studios are located more conventional teaching and student facilities.

The project was built to a demanding timeline and budget. This drew the best from the designers at Creative Arch to enable the completed building to provide a special place for the performing arts school to call home.

Location: Avondale, Auckland
Floor Area: 1529m²
Status: Completed 2012

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Creative Arch is an award-winning, multi-disciplined architectural design practice, founded in 1998 by Architectural Designer / Director Mark McLeay.

The range of work at Creative Arch is as diverse as our clients, encompassing residential homes, alterations and renovations, coastal developments, sub-division developments, to commercial projects.

The team at Creative Arch are an enthusiastic group of talented professional architects and designers, with a depth of experience, from a range of different backgrounds and cultures. Creative Arch is a client-focused firm committed to providing excellence in service, culture, and project outcomes.

Client service is our first priority. Our guiding principle is to always listen and understand our client's needs and requirements. We view each client's architectural project as unique and deserving of an innovative plan and tailored design approach.
Any design project is a complicated creative undertaking with a multitude of tasks and issues to be resolved.

We believe in collaboration. Experience teaches us that the most successful architectural design projects are the ones when the client is committed to excellence and teamwork. We work alongside clients through the complete process from initial briefing to developing the design, through to the consenting process, and to construction and final completion.