Waitakere Central Library & UNITEC Facilities
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View of library and public space
Waitakere Central Library &
UNITEC Facilities
The mission statement of the Waitakere Library is to provide open access
to leisure and recreation opportunities, and to high quality information and
knowledge, in an equitable way.
Designed by Architectus Auckland in for the future development of the section for staff and students on the
conjunction with Athfield Architects, this Henderson CBD. upper floor of the library.
project consists of the new Waitakere
The Library is the largest in the City, The new UNITEC building
City Central Library, which also
with a depth of collection and a range accommodates general teaching,
integrates the UNITEC collection, and
of services greater than any of the city’s laboratories, lecture and student
new teaching facilities for the UNITEC
other libraries. The collections available facilities and administration.
Institute of Technology.
include a specialist collection for the
Sited adjacent to the existing UNITEC entire library system, an extensive New Project Details
building in Henderson, the two buildings Zealand and Pacific collection and a Client: Waitakere City Council / UNITEC
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
(and a third, attached car parking developing corporate library service. Approx. Value: $35.5m
building) are arranged around a new Floor Area: 8000m2
The general health collection of the
pedestrian street and urban square Completion: February 2006
adjacent UNITEC Nursing and Health
to form a new civic precinct. Part of a Contact
Studies faculties have been integrated
building programme that includes the malcolm.bowes@architectus.co.nz
with the public collection while the
nearby Waitakere Civic Centre, the
specialist textbooks have a separate Awards
project is intended to act as a catalyst NZIA Resene Local Award for Architecture 2006
View of library and public space
Waitakere Central Library &
UNITEC Facility
The mission statement of Waitakere Library is to provide
open access to leisure and recreation opportunities, and
to high quality information and knowledge, within a social
context, in an equitable way.
Section
View from Ratanui Street
Waitakere Central Library & UNITEC Facility
Designed by Architectus Auckland in a developing corporate library service. Project
conjunction with Athfield Architects, this The general health collection of the Title: Waitakere Central Library and UNITEC
Facility
project consists of the new Waitakere adjacent UNITEC Nursing and Health Client: Waitakere City Council / UNITEC
City Central Library, which also Studies faculties have been integrated Location: Auckland, New Zealand
integrates the UNITEC collection, and with the public collection while the Approx. Value: $35.5M
new teaching facilities for the UNITEC specialist textbooks have a separate Floor Area: 8000m2
Completion: February 2006
Institute of Technology. section for staff and students on the
upper floor of the library. Contact
Sited adjacent to the existing UNITEC malcolm.bowes@architectus.co.nz
building in Henderson, the two buildings The previous Henderson Library was
Awards
(and a third, attached car parking one of the most highly used public
NZIA Resene Local Award for Architecture
building) are arranged around a new buildings in the central business district 2006
pedestrian street and urban square with just on a quarter of a million visits
to form a new civic precinct. Part of per annum. The new building provides
a building program that includes the a greater range of services as well as
nearby Waitakere Civic Centre, the providing for future growth.
project is intended to act as a catalyst
The new UNITEC building
for the future development of the
accommodates general teaching,
Henderson CBD.
laboratories, lecture and student
The Library is the largest in the City, facilities and administration.
with a depth of collection and a range
of services greater than any of the city’s
other libraries. The collections available
include a specialist the collection for
the entire library system, an extensive
New Zealand and Pacific collection and
View of Public Space
Sustainable Building Initiatives
Process and Procurement –– A user manual is being developed –– Highly efficient T5 fluorescent
for the sustainable use of the artificial lighting.
–– The Council’s Design Brief and
building.
Better Building Code outlined –– Programmable artificial lighting
sustainable building priorities. –– Post occupancy monitoring of control system with timed,
energy use and water consumption occupancy, perimeter daylight and
–– Stakeholder involvement in
will be carried out. cleaning cycle control.
the project brief and design
development from the outset. Energy Efficiency –– Heating and cooling by air source
reversible heat recovery heat pump.
–– 3-D thermal, daylight and energy –– Natural ventilation was used in
modelling of naturally and academic offices, with a sensor –– Solar and heat pump hot water
mechanically ventilated spaces. controlled occupant based VAV heating.
system in the classrooms providing
–– Independent AGBC Greenstar –– Plant controlled via a state of the art
heating or cooling only when
equivalent evaluation. building management system.
occupied.
–– An artworks program was integrated –– Low energy use LCD computer
–– The library was air conditioned due
into the building project. screens and energy star / AAA rated
to humidity control requirements.
appliances.
–– The project combined a UNITEC
–– High levels of thermal insulation
Departmental Library with the –– Low rise development with inter-
(over double the Standard) have
main City Library, economizing on floor connecting stairs and energy
been used.
resources. efficient machine room less lifts.
–– High thermal mass exposed
–– A detailed review of the embodied
floor structure used to moderate
energy of the total building fabric
temperature variations.
including the ‘healthy building’
aspect of materials was carried out –– Extensive use of daylighting for staff
at the design stage. offices.
Interior View of Teaching Space
Sustainable Building Initiatives
Materials eg façade joinery. steel inherently have a recycled
component.
–– The building uses a restricted palette Water
of materials including concrete, –– Carpet tiles with a high recycled
–– Low flow sanitary fixtures including
glass, plywood and cedar thus content have been used in the
sensor taps and ultra low flow dual
making the structure resource UNITEC building instead of
flush WCs.
efficient. broadloom carpet to allow for
–– Low water use native planting used selective replacement.
–– The philosophy of the building
in the landscaping negating the need
was ‘what you see is what you get’ –– Extensive use of pre-fabricated
for irrigation.
(WYSIWIG) using materials in their components and self finished
raw state with minimal applied –– Surface water runoff from ground materials to minimize construction
finishes. and car parking areas is taken material use and waste.
through rain gardens which filter
–– Only plantation grown or Forest –– The use of whole building lifespan
impurities. The outflow complies with
Stewardship Council certified timbers embodied technologies such as
the Auckland Regional Council’s
were used. façade design and both active
TP 10 standards allowing it to be
and passive use of thermal mass
–– Paint certified under the discharged directly to local streams.
reduces the extent and size of
Environmental Choice New Zealand
Waste and Recycling shorter lifespan engineering
labelling scheme.
systems.
–– The approach to waste minimization
–– Zero ozone depleting refrigerants.
and recycling concentrated on –– Facility for recycling and storage
–– Polypropylene domestic water piping minimizing the initial use of materials, within the loading bay and within
systems used in the Library instead finishes and their future replacement office/café spaces.
of copper. over the life of the building.
–– Use of aluminium limited to areas –– Some of the components
requiring a high degree of durability particularly the glass, insulation and
View of Library Interior Main Stair in Library
Sustainable Building Initiatives
Indoor Environmental Quality Site and Transport
–– Generous and open connecting –– The Waitakere Central Library/
stairs in both buildings for inter-floor UNITEC project and nearby Civic
connectivity. Centre are intended to act as a
catalyst for future Henderson central
–– High levels of natural light and
area development.
outside awareness.
–– Crime prevention through
–– High levels of indoor air quality and
environmental design (CPTED)
ventilation effectiveness are achieved
principles were followed.
in the administration offices by
natural ventilation. –– The Library is located within
walking distance of the Henderson
–– High standards of air filtration.
transportation hub. Plans are
–– Flicker free high frequency lighting underway to double track the rail line
and upgrade the train service.
–– The minimum use of applied finishes
and associated adhesives and VOCs –– A Park and Ride facility for the
and the use of water based paints Henderson transportation hub is
further contributes to indoor air planned.
quality.
–– Bicycle parks (and showers) are
provided for staff within the building
and externally for the public/visitors/
couriers as part of the external
works.
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