Luggate Memorial Centre – Whare Mahana
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Location
Luggate, Otago, New Zealand
Sectors
Art & Culture
Services
Project Management
The Centre, Whare Mahana, was a test case for future facilities in the Queenstown Lakes District and was the first Passive House-certified community facility in New Zealand.
After closing in 2017, Queenstown Lakes District Council worked closely with the Luggate and wider Upper Clutha community to plan for an innovative, future-proofed replacement community centre that would meet current and future needs of Luggate, the Upper Clutha, and wider District.
The new Centre included high-performance windows and doors, excellent insulation, an airtight building envelope, no thermal bridges, mechanical ventilation and design-stage energy modelling to meet the certified standard.
TSA Riley provided the role of Engineer to Contract on this project.