Otago Polytechnic

Trades Training Building

Project Overview

The Otago Polytechnic's Trades Training building, He Toki Kai Te Rika, was completed in September 2023. The building reflects the cultural and sustainability architecture for a Living Campus based on the Living Building Challenge design framework. This campus is the 11th in the world to register as a Living Community.  The target strategy was to minimise the footprint on the environment and create a vibrant healthy space for learning and research.

Thermosash facade solutions include;

  • PW400 with Delta Actuated Sash Inserts
  • PW1000 Unitised Curtainwall
  • PW1000TB (Thermal Break) With Omega TB Actuated Sash Inserts
  • 150x50mm Box Fins
  • 100mm Vented Louvres
  • Shopfront Bi-Fold and Swing Doors
  • Auto Doors
  • 3mm Powder-Coated Cladding
  • Rainscreen: Terracotta Tile Cladding installed with a Thermosash Clip Rail System
  • Skylights

Dunedin

Warren & Mahoney

Naylor Love Dunedin

2023