b'materials such as timber juxtapose against a palette of bold andand students. Twharau can be translated as shelter or haven and engaging Resene paint colours and teal panelling. As studentsthe meaning of Ora includes health, safe, recover and heal, says make their way through the building, a restrained use of specialistVeterinary Science Senior Lecturer Eloise Jillings.materials is combined with intelligent and flexible spatial design toCCMArchitectshadpreviouslyworkedwithMassey future-proof the facilities. The back of the building, which housesUniversity on the design of their School of Engineering, Campus private and sensitive activities, is shielded by a faceted precastDevelopmentPlanandBusinessSchoolandhavingthat concretefriezewhiletheactiveedgesoftheglazedfaadefamiliarity with the client and a firm understanding of their goals celebrate teaching animal health by putting science on display.helped guide the design teams solution. It was important to Using the design as a vehicle, Massey Universitys relationshipcreate a new benchmark for the University that not only achieved with the regions mana whenua (people of the land) has also beena level of technical excellence but was also unique, striking and embedded within the buildings fabricushering in a new era ofattractedworld-classtalent,saysCCMArchitectsDirector mutual understanding and respect. andProjectArchitectGuyCleverley.Thiscomplexproject, Twharau Ora was gifted its name by Associate Professorwhich involved multiple stages and temporary configurations, wasGuy Cleverleys top tipPukenga Reo Hone Morris and the Mori Language Advisorydesigned to be constructed in such a manner as to ensure the Group. The name encapsulates the schools aim of being a placeUniversitys operational capacity was not compromised duringWhen specifying paint and wood stains for education projects, of wellbeing, healing and rediscovery for animals, but also staffthedemolitionoftheexistingpost-mortemfacilityandthemake sure the colours are cohesive but not institutional.left and previous page: A design collaboration between CCM and Lab-works Architecture, Massey Universitys Twharau Ora | School of Veterinary Science (SoVS) StudentReseneLearning Complex ranks among theCoastbest veterinary schools in the world. The Resene colour palette makes the most of the buildings captivating architectural lines. Architect Guy Cleverley says the design team relied on their trusty Resene fandecks to selectResenetheir shortlisted paint colours then used ResenePizazztestpots to brush-out larger samples in order to double-check their final selections alongside the rest of their material palette. General walls and ceiling painted in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Double Black White with feature ceiling in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Coast, feature skirting boards and interior door in Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Baltic Sea and exterior feature panel in Resene Sonyx 101 tinted to Resene Pizazz.opposite: The painted ceiling feature in Resene Coast emphasises the strong lines of the architecture while providing movement and depth and tying into Massey Universitys emblematic blue. Resene Double Black White, which is used on walls throughout the interior, connects the front-of-house to the more clinical learning and lab areas at the rear of the facility. General walls and ceiling painted in Resene Double Black White and door and feature skirting boards in Resene Baltic Sea.Resene ReseneSea Fog TundoraResene ReseneDouble Black White Baltic Sea40 blackwhitemag.com'