This building is in Parnell, Auckland and is named Te Ara Turoa – the journey of enduring/longstanding light/stability after an historical Waka in the area.

It sits in the middle of three historic Maori Pa sites and the Waka was significant in the area then and so it was decided to name the building after the journey of a Waka out into the world.
"We see the Waka as a metaphor for our organisations journey out into the world, and in this case from the shores of Tamaki out into the Hauraki then out into the world. It represents all the daring and endeavour inherent in navigating a vast ocean, and the genius and knowledge required to reach our destination safely. Knowledge steeped in craftsmanship of the carvers who constructed the vessel and in the navigators who using the stars, winds and tides to guide their people successfully throughout their known world".

I have reimagined this building as I explore the beauty of symmetry and lines and shapes.
Architects : FORMiS