CHRISTCHURCH — Marian College

Winner — Education Design — Sheppard & Rout Architects Jury comment — Set within a disused industrial enclosure, this highly innovative, adaptive re-use project challenges our perception of a typical education environment. Working within a constrained budget, the architects cleverly placed prefabricated pods to form a cluster of interiors within an interior. Teaching and admin pods are complemented with generous social spaces and sports courts, while the insertion of a jewel-like chapel, to serve as a place of reflection for both ākonga and hapori, is the taonga of the space. The interior feels surprisingly light, with a simple but fun and effective colour and material palette. This refreshing, unconventional design, potentially a world first, encourages us to explore design solutions beyond the obvious. client — Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Te Takiwā ō Pīhopa design…