The Pā is the largest capital project in the university’s 58-year history and aims to bring a new vibrancy. It will house a new campus wharenui, performance stage, offices and teaching areas as well as a student hub area with a food court and event space.
Fluid was engaged by Hawkins to conduct the Mechanical Modelling and Coordination for this project and the “design was signified to recognise the importance of enabling cultural expression within the wider educational experience, sheltering the various facilities beneath a majestic whakaruruhau (roof structure). The progress on the inspiring building includes the huge, engineered glulam timber beams which provide the structural form for The Pā. It’s one of the biggest examples of using structural glulam beams in Aotearoa” Hawkins.
Construction of The Pā at The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato is due to be completed early 2023.
