THE TEPID BATHS

CLIENT NAME: Auckland Council
PROJECT VALUE: $11.7m

LOCATION: Quay St, Auckland
COMPLETION DATE: April 2019

Reconstruction of Auckland's historic indoor public pool, The Tepid Baths, built in 1914 on the previous site of a small drydock. The project was scheduled to be completed in time for the centenary celebrations.

The biggest challenge was to construct a completely new building inside the original external walls which were buttressed and retained for their heritage value. The project also had a number of complex services, and stringent quality requirements for the mostly tiled interior finishes.

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The pool was originally heated via hot water from the nearby Tramways Power Plant, and the system was considered an engineering masterpiece of the time.