| Major school classroom expansion projects on Atafu and
Faka'ofo atolls have been designed by Aonui Architecture
under the NZAid-funded infrastructure Development Programme
for the government of Tokelau.
Tropical climate conditions and the risk of cyclone inundation
called for particular environmentally sustainable design
measures such as two-storeyed concrete framed structures
able to withstand wave wash and placing the most valuable
fitout functions on the upper floors.
Wide eaves shade the masonry, allowing the concrete to
be a cooling thermal mass. External access balconies on
separated wings maximise cross flow cooling. Rainwater tanks
occupy 1.5m of subfloor depth – roofs are the only
source of fresh water at Tokelau.
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