Project: Refurbished toilet and shower facilities
Sector: Public domain
Location: Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay, Auckland
Client: Auckland Council
Architect: Make Architecture
Main contractor: Citycare 
Plumbing: Liquid Lines Plumbing
Project complete: July 2021

Selwyn Domain is a large popular park situated on the seafront at Mission Bay. With lots of well-established trees around the park it is the perfect spot for recreational activity and picnicking. The park includes a playground, car parks, fitness equipment, seating and picnic tables, fountain, barbecues, toilets and changing rooms facilities.

Auckland Council recently upgraded the brick toilets and changing rooms facilities which was first built in 1934. The historic building has had many redesigns and upgrades over the years but the exterior has remained much the same.

The toilets and changing rooms facilities are open to the public all year round and has extremely high traffic, particularly in the summer months. Being metres from the beach means it gets exposed to sea, sand and sun in all seasons. This requires bathroom fixtures to be extremely robust, durable and vandal resistant as well as the usual requirements of being easy to install and maintain.

MacDonald Industries Technical Consultant Zaina Ali explains, “This type of facility demands a commercial grade specification, it is a high-use public space and traditional fittings simply will not perform or last.”