Okaihau College, Okaihua, Far North New Zealand
Programme: School Library Renovation and Addition
Site area: 5000sqm, Build area: 260sqm
Status: Built, Credit: Duncan Firth with ‘Moai Architects’ (www.ministry.nz)
Description: Okaihau College Library gets a new lease of life. A twenty metre long North facing clerestory was added to the Southern side capturing direct sunlight. Thermal mass walls collect and store radiant sunlight energy naturally heating the interior of the library.