Cholmondeley Children’s Centre

Cholmondeley Children’s Centre (Chum-lee) provides short-term emergency and planned respite care and education to children (aged 3-12 years) whose families are experiencing genuine stress or crisis.

Following the Canterbury earthquakes, this new purpose-built facility was constructed to replace a historic villa. The range of intimate and group-suitable spaces, intelligent use of timber structure, robust materials, colour and playful detailing result in a delightful child-friendly environment.