UOA - Recreation and Wellness Centre, Hiwa

Project Overview

The University of Auckland Recreation and Wellness Centre, named Hiwa, is approximately 20000m2 housing a gym, swimming pool, sports halls, climbing wall, squash courts, rooftop turf and track and a range of other activities.  The centre has been designed to create a space that encourages students to become more involved in activities on campus and build social connections to improve overall wellbeing.

The stainless steel facade delivers a strikingly modern aesthetic providing a reflective surface with strong vertical lines.

Thermosash facade solutions include:

  • Unitised glazed PW1000 aluminium curtainwall with integrated stainless steel solar shade fins,
  • Stainless Steel Rainscreen System
  • Bespoke Structural Glazing to steel system at the atrium - steel flat mullion with 2.4m wide and approx. 6m and 4m heigh panes stacked to a height of 10m.
  • Four-sided structurally sealed skylights
  • Unitised louvres to reduce internal glare
  • Thermoplank Unitised Rainscreen System
  • Solid Aluminium Sheet Cladding 
  • Automatic Doors, Framed and Frameless
  • Frameless Glass
  • Shopfront Doors

Auckland

Warren & Mahoney

Hawkins Construction

2024