Peddlethorp designed the new 2500sq m Pavilions, with interiors by Space Studio. The Pavilion is predominantly a mass timber structure.
It has a multi-function event hall, café and brasserie, lounge bar, wellness and activity rooms and outdoor terrace overlooking lakes.
Pacific Lakes is adjacent to Pacific Coast Village with 260 homes, amenities and Te Manaaki Care Centre, which has 57 premium suites for rest home, hospital and dementia-level care.
A total of 250 units are planned at Pacific Lakes once it is finished by the end of 2027.
The Pavilion has fluted timber panelling, refined metal detailing, furniture made in New Zealand and ceramics by Peter Collis, Iza Lozano and Stephen Lee.
A woven artwork, Kai Catcher, is by Jasmine Clark.
The interior furnishings are a nod to mid-century Crown Lynn heritage, Wilkinson said.
Wilkinson said Bay of Plenty had New Zealand's highest retirement village penetration. About 21% of residents are estimated to be aged 75+ in that region, compared with a national retirement village population of 14.7%, according to the 2025 JLL annual study of the sector.
Blanche McMath, a Mangatawa Pāpāmoa Blocks Incorporation director said the land had been shaped by the tides and the rich history of the rohe (region).
"We bring with us the values of manaakitanga [hospitality], whanaungatanga [kinship] and kaitiakitanga [guardianship] that define our people. Above us, under our maunga [mountain, peak] Mangatawa stands our marae, the heart of our community, holding our whakapapa [genealogy] and the generations who have cared for this place."
Wilkinson said the Pavilion would also get a hydrotherapy pool and a fitness studio.
Construction of that will start around the middle of next year.
Last August, Generus won approval for a 13-level Auckland apartment block at a $500 million project, where Prime Minister Christopher Luxon this year opened the first new building.
The Environmental Protection Authority said an expert consenting panel chaired by Helen Andrews approved the block at 10 and 16 Titoki St and 4 Maunsell Rd, Parnell.
That is The Foundation retirement village on land Wilkinson's business has leased from the charitable entity Blind and Low Vision with a joint venture arrangement made between the two.