Kerikeri Primary School Refurbishment

Kerikeri Primary School

New Junior Block

The project included:

Strategic and master planning

Architectural design

New build and internal refurbishments

Managing tender process and procurement

Managing construction

Stakeholder engagement and management

Open Book processes

Kerikeri Primary School is a fast-growing primary situated in the Far North. Their long-term vision is to develop collaborative learning spaces across the school to enable learning environments that fit their inquiry, play based learning focus.

The block was designed as an open plan, innovative learning environment with four teaching spaces, a centrally located
shared space housing a kitchen, and an art bay, a 6-cubicle toilet block and two large covered outdoor learning areas.

The concept was Avail Pacific’s, with working drawings by School Support Ltd. The majority of the consultants, main contractors and subcontractors were local.

We worked closely with the school property team to design a new four teaching space junior block with a shared open common art and food science area. The open, flexible spaces integrate with the existing landscaping area outside.

We tendered out the working drawings and managed the secondary consultants through to Building Consent. We then managed the procurement and construction of the development.

The resulting new building has been designed to create two outdoor large covered areas and four teaching spaces which flow into a central multipurpose space that has an art sink/wet area to one side with a small kitchen bench for simple food tech/science work on the other.