Karanga Changing Sheds.

ArchiPro Project Summary - Vibrant, sustainable changing sheds at Karanga Steps, crafted from recycled materials to enhance the swimming and diving experience while promoting a playful and inviting atmosphere.

Title:: Karanga Changing Sheds
Architect:: Pac Studio
Category:: Commercial/Mixed-use Spaces
Photographers:: Samuel Hartnett

Designed in partnership with Eke Panuku, these vibrant, temporary changing sheds anchor and enhance the experience of swimming and diving at Karanga Steps.

Built with a carbon positive commitment, they transform waste materials into something playful and inviting—an approach that defines our design ethos.

Clad in Vulcan timber shingles made from rejected or damaged offcuts, the structures embrace imperfection, giving discarded material new purpose. Inside, the walls and roof are formed from Cleanstone panels - an innovative local material composed of recycled fishing nets, plastic bags and packaging waste. Translucent and softly luminous, the panels bathe the interior in diffused light, removing the need for additional lighting.

More than just practical amenities, these sheds embody a fresh perspective on urban design—where sustainability, creativity, and functionality merge to create unexpected joy in the cityscape.

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Pac Studio. Pac Studio is an award-winning residential architecture and interior design studio. Established in New Zealand, we design new homes and renovations for both local and international clients, set within some of the world's most incredible landscapes. Every project starts with understanding you — the people who'll actually live there — your needs, your site, your story and how you want your home to feel. From there, every detail is considered with the same care: tested in VR before it's built, weighed for its carbon impact, and refined until it feels genuinely yours — an approach that's earned us over 50 design awards to date.