RECONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY AND LANDSCAPE

Following significant damage sustained during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, Christchurch’s South Library and Service Centre was temporarily strengthened to NBS code. In 2023, the Council engaged Ignite Architects to design a replacement for the 20-year-old facility, with the new build – Ōmōkihi – to remain on the same site on the banks of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River, with a similar footprint to that of the former Warren and Mahoney-designed building. Construction on Ōmōkihi will see the retention of the existing foundation slab with an additional raft slab to be placed on top. “The re-use of this component as part of the brief offers savings in cost, construction time and carbon emissions,” explains project architect Paul Anselmi, “and the new slab provides seismic resilience as well as a raised…

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Architecture NZ (Digital) - 1 Issue, July-August 2024

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