Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna, Auckland New Zealand

[@Natureflowers]

Very beautiful decoration, thanks for sharing and have a nice day 👍🙂

[@Chris-NZ]

Hi there , glad you liked the video of this unique facility. 😀

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice place. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@Chris-NZ]

@@NorwayHikesTrails thanks , its a bit of a gem that doesn’t seem to get a lot of visitors especially on weekdays .😀

[@wendingourway]

What a wonderful job they did on the restoration!! So nice and wide open on the inside!! Those houses were certainly built to last!

[@Chris-NZ]

@@wendingourway Hi, yes an amazing shift, it was cut into a number of pieces and certainly huge credit to the small group that had the vision and made it happen 😀

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

What a fabulous venue Chris. Love the restoration. A great asset and piece of history. Nicely presented and love the music. 👩‍🎨Loved seeing some of the art and recognise that there are many great artists around.🇳🇱🙋‍♀🥝

[@Chris-NZ]

Hi Thanks 😀 , Its quite a cool place and generally fairly quiet during the week so I find it actually quite a chill place to have a wander around , get something from the cafe and just relax . The fact that they managed to move the building was quite a feat with a complicated backstory saved by the then NorthShore City Council labelling it a historic building that could be moved but not out of the city meaning a house mover couldn’t just grab it and flog it off. There is so really interesting stuff on the centres web site about this background. Ps loved the waffle video, fun and so many possibilities , never seen that done before .😀

[@chilleats7024]

What an interesting and fabulous arts centre! It's really unique, and amazing how it was relocated. Your footage is clear and captivating. Nice music too! 🖌🖌📽👍👍

[@Chris-NZ]

@@chilleats7024 thanks a lot . Quite a dynamic place with different paintings and pieces every time I go. The cafe there has all the usual western suspects but a lot of middle eastern choices which arn’t very common here. Last time I had a variant on good old fashioned Louise cake which was delicious 😀

[@chilleats7024]

@@Chris-NZ sounds delicious! thanks for sharing 😀

[@JenniferLupine]

Beautiful Arts Center!! I really enjoyed seeing the exhibition rooms with the light coming through the windows!! The glass art collection was wonderful- beautiful colors and forms. 💙💙 Cool paintings too! I like nice big pieces. Great to see how they show 2 very different types of art. The upstairs looked like a great place to explore too. You really help keep me up on art and creativity, thanks! I appreciate it today especially!! Thanks, Jen ⭐⭐

[@Chris-NZ]

@@JenniferLupine Thanks Jennifer. It’s a really neat place and only a 15m drive from home. There is a cute little cafe in the same building which has a middle eastern them to the food , plus all our usual cafe suspects. There is definitely a very active arts community in the centre. 😀

[@kyliehewitt788]

Specifically love the outdoor art pieses ❤ that people enjoy even though they may have just passed by. Also love the old pictures of this house that you found. A lot of effort you put into it. Thanks for sharing and I did enjoy watching it ❤

[@Chris-NZ]

Thanks Kylie , glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@kylie2729]

Didn't realise the lake house art's centre is so big until I see your map. Very roomy inside. Its nice to have exhibition there ❤

[@Chris-NZ]

Hi Kylie, yes it is actually quite big especially when you consider the buildings out the back, not sure what they are used for .