Architects:Warren & Mahoney

Area :2200 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :Grant Davis, Simon Devitt, Jono Parker

Manufacturers :  Cult, Dulux, HAY, Resene, +Halle, Alutech, Aspect Furniture, Autex Industries, Belgotex , Bili, Billiani, Bishops Interiors, Creative Flooring, Decortech, Fletcher Design, Harrows, Heritage Carpets, Heritage Hardware, Insol, Inzide, +16Jacobsen, Kada, Luxxbox, Mico, Noom, Plumbline, Porcini, Prime Panels, Rooflogic, Sancal, Supreme, Swiss Design, UFL, Unison Workspaces, Vidak, Zenith Interiors-16Cult

Project Managers :Inovo Projects

Engineering Team :TM Consultants

Acoustics :Acoustic Engineering Services

Main Contractor :Armitage Williams

Quantity Surveyor :AECOM

Client : Selwyn District Council

Exhibition Design : WorkshopE

Facades : Kaizon Facade Engineering

Mep And Structural Engineers : TMCo Limited

City : Christchurch

Country : New Zealand

Te Ara Ātea is a new library and community facility located in Rolleston near Christchurch. The anchor project for the future Rolleston Town Centre, Te Ara Ātea acts as a beacon, not only in location but for the diverse and growing community it serves. The project has a strong community focus and challenges the typical preconceptions of a ‘library’, in keeping with its gifted name which means ‘unobstructed trail to the world and beyond.’