Fantails Childcare / Collingridge and Smith Architects

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  • Architect In Charge: Phil Smith
  • Design Team: Graham Collingridge, Grayson Wanda
  • Selected Subcontractors And Suppliers: Natural Habitats, Adorn Range, Starex
  • Client: Fantails
  • Contract Duration: 8 months
  • Gross External Area: 550m²
  • Total Cost: NZ $1.71 million including external works
  • Mechanical & Electrical Consultant: Eco Designs Ltd.
  • City: Silverdale
  • Country: New Zealand
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Text description provided by the architects. The site for Fantails is located in a prominent position at the centre of a new subdivision of Auckland.

Fantails Childcare / Collingridge and Smith Architects - Facade, Column
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The client wanted the building to be a bold architectural statement, clearly standing out from the typical houses and commercial buildings around.

Fantails Childcare / Collingridge and Smith Architects - Windows, Facade
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The triangular plan and elevation of the building are abstracted from the form of the fantail, a native NZ bird with a striking fanned tail, after which the Childcare is named.

Fantails Childcare / Collingridge and Smith Architects - Table, Chair
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Viewed from the entrance, the striking roof form comes together to look like the fan of the fantail, whilst from each opposite corner, the form takes on a more nautical feel, looking like overlapping sails on a yacht, thereby recalling its location in the ‘city of sails’.

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Address:Silverdale, New Zealand

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Cite: "Fantails Childcare / Collingridge and Smith Architects" 24 Dec 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/460512/fantails-childcare-collingridge-and-smith-architects-casa> ISSN 0719-8884

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