Redwood Forest Public Toilets
Sector: Civic
Location: Rotorua
Status: Completed 2013
Artist Collaborator: Kereama Taepa
Set in a historic and culturally significant park, the project responds to the very functional requirement of ablutions for visitors, but crosses into the realm of public art and sculpture.
The random placement of the toilets echoes the random layout of the giant Californian redwood trees. The corten steel shrouds harmonise with the natural landscape palette. A collaboration with artist Kereama Taepa, produced the graphic patterning, which remind of the fragility of birdlife and fauna with an indigenous art inspired framework.
Awards.
2014 ADNZ Awards: Commercial/Industrial Design Award
2014 World Architecture News (WAN) Awards: Shortlisted for Small Spaces category
“The new Redwoods Visitor Centre toilets were an artistic response to demand in an area of high natural beauty and sensitivity.”