The Southern Cross Hospital in Queenstown has won a prestigious Design Award from the Designers Institute of New Zealand in the Healthcare & Wellbeing category.
Designed by Warren & Mahoney, the design was praised for how it 'elegantly blurs the lines between clinical quality and ambient hospitality by telling a clear story of connection to nature and the healing power of the natural environment it sits in'.
In particular, the curved reception desk crafted by Pooles was singled out for praise. 'The interior material palette references the power and influence that the rivers have on the surrounding landscape - from the curved forms of the walls to the reception desk designed to emulate a weathered log on the riverbed'.
The Southern Cross Hospital was completed in 2022 and features custom desks, cabinetry and wooden partitions made by Pooles Joinery throughout the facility.