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Onehunga High School

A transformation that resonates with students

Sector

Education

Applications

Common areas, Entrance & high traffic areas

Architect

Ignite

Photographer

Dennis Radermacher

Writer

Folio

Products used

Woodbine

Voxflor

Woodbine comes as a Plank or Tile Module that offers you a resemblance of timber flooring but with more possibilities to express your design creativity.

Mondrian

Voxflor

Taking inspiration from the artworks of Piet Mondrian, and from the whole Bauhaus movement, this collection offers three different levels of aspect and carpet construction.

The Idea

Transforming the campus

As part of a major redevelopment at Onehunga High School, multiple faculties that were once set apart have converged within a new Tech Block and Gymnasium designed by Ignite Architects.

These two buildings allow for cross-curricular engagement and the use of shared teaching areas, fitted with Mondrian and Woodbine carpet tiles from Advance Flooring to define and enhance different functional spaces.

THE TECH BLOCK

Design that supports a rich learning environment

‘For the Tech Block we wanted a warehouse feel, with exposed concrete and services,’ says Leandri Hay, Associate Director at Ignite. Housing woodwork and metalwork rooms downstairs and science labs and art studios upstairs, along with a central kitchen, the designers chose wood-look Woodbine carpet planks to help soften the space.

‘In circulation areas, we laid the plank tiles in a herringbone pattern to soften the industrial feel,’ says Hay. ‘In some areas we rotated the planks to define different breakout areas. Once into the classrooms we changed the colour to black to then differentiate the space.’

THE GYMNASIUM

Energising spaces with geometric flooring

The new Gymnasium includes a weight room and an international-size basketball court, which is overlooked by three classrooms. ‘We wanted to bring the energy and life from the sports hall to the classrooms,’ says Hay, ‘hence the selection of the geometric Mondrian carpet tiles.’

Taking inspiration from the art of Piet Mondrian, this carpet tile collection from Advance offers three different levels of design and carpet construction. Each level provides an increase in design complexity and thickness, allowing for complex geometric patterns and adding a different step feeling underfoot.

Learndri Hay

Ignite

“We gave each of the teaching spaces a different colour carpet tile to enhance wayfinding and identity, with the carpet accent colour echoed in wall colours.”
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