![Te Kaitaka - The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53b4/f819/c07a/8005/ce00/00a8/newsletter/00portada.jpg?1404368869)
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Architects: Fearon Hay Architects
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Simon Wilson
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Manufacturers: LOCKER GROUP
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General Contractor: Alaska Construction Ltd, Brian Hutton, Rob Anderson
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Project Manager: RCP Ltd., Bruce McDonald, Lisa Bryan
![Te Kaitaka - The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects - Facade, Garden, Courtyard, Patio](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53b4/f92c/c07a/8005/ce00/00ac/newsletter/FH.Cloak.3-135.jpg?1404369178)
Text description provided by the architects. Te Kaitaika ‘The Cloak’ has been established in the heart of the growing urban environment at Auckland International Airport.
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A sculptural built form is sited on the corner of two recently upgraded streets, one heavily traffic based & one focussed on the pedestrian. The functional brief was simple - a flexible space for hosting events, meetings & introducing the strategy & opportunities behind the developing precinct. Beyond these functional requirements, the brief was aspirational - the architecture should demonstrate opportunities for innovative design & sustainable operation.
![Te Kaitaka - The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53b4/f8fc/c07a/8037/7200/00b7/medium_jpg/FH.Cloak.3-101.jpg?1404369120)
The response used the freedom of its scale to explore sculptural & structural directions & brings together rich layering of material, texture & form to express cultural & national values.
![Te Kaitaka - The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects - Windows, Brick](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53b4/f986/c07a/80a3/4300/00bd/medium_jpg/FH.Cloak-121.jpg?1404369262)
A contoured living green roof is established over a shaped engineered timber frame, this shape providing the shoulders from which an encircling & distinctive woven mesh screen forms Te Kaitaka - The Cloak
![Te Kaitaka - The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects - Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/53b4/f813/c07a/80a3/4300/00ba/medium_jpg/FH.Cloak.2-60.jpg?1404368858)
The architecture is a combination of readily available construction approaches, layered with a degree of craft & legible materiality to showcase New Zealand sustainable design, materials, & innovation.