Post Mortem & Production Animal Hospital

Tāwharau Ora, Massey University’s School of Veterinary Sciences - Palmerston North

NZIA Western Architecture Awards 2023 - Education Award

New Zealand Commercial Project Awards 2023 - Gold Award in Education

Resene Total Colour Award 2023 - Education Colour Maestro Award


The Post Mortem and Production Animal Hospital facility at Tāwharau Ora, Massey University’s School of Veterinary Sciences, replaces the aged infrastructure and outdated facilities with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities designed to maintain Massey University’s standing as a world-class veterinary school.

Lab-works Architecture, as lead design consultant, has worked closely with the university to provide a purpose-built facility that both meets the key project requirements and incorporates cutting-edge equipment and systems that will represent a new benchmark in the university’s facilities. The Post Mortem facility is intended to replace the existing Post Mortem facility constructed in the 1960s. With an emphasis on improving health and safety.

The project has been a collaboration between Lab-works Architecture, CCM Architects, WSP (building services), and Calibre Consulting (structural & civil).


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