Tuhoe Living Building Project
Eclectic Exterior, Hamilton
Located in Taneatua, south of Whakatane, the Tuhoe building has been designed by Jasmax and built by Arrow International for the local iwi, Tuhoe, as part of a Living Building Challenge. Their iconic new headquarters is now one of New Zealand’s most advanced sustainable buildings – built to have virtually no environmental impact.
The first Maori settlers turned their Pacific-island thatched shelters into something sturdier for our cooler climate,...