Scion Innovation Hub
The Scion Innovation Hub provides a new headquarters for Scion, a Crown Research institute that specialises in innovative science and technology development for the forestry and wood products industry. The 2,000sqm building is a three-storey timber structure with a common atrium, office space, meeting rooms, café, and showcase area. The building was designed and constructed using predominantly cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) timber elements. At the time of completion, the Scion innovation building achieves embodied carbon zero, as assessed using the Etool system.
CLIENT
RTA Studio / Irving Smith Architects
LOCATION
Rotorua, NZ
COMPLETED
2020
AWARDS
2021 World Architecture Festival – Best Use of Certified Timber
2021 World Architecture Festival – Higher Education and Research
2021 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial
2021 Property Council NZ Award of Excellence - Green Building Property Award
2021 Property Council NZ Award of Excellence - Commercial Office Property Award