The National Ocean Water Sports Centre in Takapuna, Auckland will be the centre of excellence for a variety of competitive Olympic sports, including yachting, sail boarding and triathlon. The project programme includes an ‘above ground’ public pavilion which houses reception, boardroom and a small gallery commemorating the exploits of the country’s ocean water based athletes.
The pavilion is deliberately light, aerodynamic and symbolic of sail sports in both form and fabrication. The design envisages a new paved public plaza from which competitive water sports can be viewed. The pavilion’s low profile and small scale limit visual impacts on what is regarded as a high quality semi public domain of Takapuna beach.
The underground components of the project house a large boat storage facility, coaching facilities, meeting rooms and support functions. This ‘bunker’ occupies the area beneath a public car park, minimising the physical presence of the project while also providing direct access to the water for small yachts, sail boards and support craft.
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