David O’McKay Stake Centre and Cultural Events Centre

Community
Written By Editor Walker

Hamilton, New Zealand

Architectual inspiration was taken from the existing Temple, the old David O’ Mckay Building and genral 1950’s LDS buildings in the USA, to create a building that we hope will last till next century for the future Temple View environment.

2018 award winner, Waikato and Bay of Plenty
New Zealand Commercial Project Awards, Gold, 2018
Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 2018
 
The Stake Centre in the Temple View landscape, with the temple spire behind it
 
At dusk, the building lit low while the temple spire holds the skyline

To reflect the Church`s calm and strong religious-based values, this building feels permanent, a building you could trust and rely upon, with a sense of honesty and simple understated elegance:  Heavy masonry precast panels plunge into the earth.

 
 
The chapel, lined in timber salvaged from the buildings demolished on the site
Angled timber fins, cut from reused kauri and rimu
Where the honed concrete meets the salvaged timber, the two materials of the building
The cultural hall, a full-size sports floor that also takes the congregation for large events

Raw concrete honed to express the local rock as a final finish for both interior and exterior. The concrete is punctuated at times by reused Kauri and Rimu timber from the old demolished buildings salvaged from the Temple View site, for warmth and to provide a sense of continuity.

 
 
The foyer, in raw concrete honed to bring out the local rock
 
Heavy precast panels plunge into the ground so the building reads as permanent
The courtyard, planted and paved, between the chapel and the teaching blocks
A framed opening in the covered way, holding a view out to the Waikato landscape
Steps rise through the planted bank to the portal at the upper level
 
Deep eaves and full-height glazing to the hall, with the temple spire beyond
The steel structure behind the glazing, left visible at the stair
 
The approach at dusk, drawn in chequered paving towards the entry
 

4000m2 large multi-use Stake Centre community building, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, incorporating a chapel, cultural hall, teaching blocks and administration areas. The architecture is sympathetic to the neighbouring temple and existing temple view precinct with its 1950s American style overtone. 

The attention to materials and detail is reflective of the importance of this building’s juxtaposition and relationship to the temple. The strong axis through the building, including its one large interior courtyard, is extended out into the extensively landscaped grounds. The building’s design is based on a notion of simple, honest materials, with elegance and yet understated presence. The building is in the construction phase.

Project

Clinet: The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints

Location: Templeview, Hamilton

Status: Completed

Awards:

NZIA Waikato Bay of Plenty Architecture Award 2018 - Public Architecture

New Zealand Commercial Project Awards 2018 - Gold Award Winner

Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 2018

Editor Walker
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