▁rock y ▁re ef ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁T ap uter anga ▁Marine ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁V U CE L ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁M ā ori ▁as ▁Te ▁Tok a ▁T ū ▁Mo ana , ▁which ▁means ▁" the ▁sur f - be aten ▁rock ▁that ▁stands ▁firm ▁in ▁the ▁ocean ". ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁name ▁is ▁both ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁V U CE L ▁building ▁( with ▁natural ▁design ▁elements ▁that ▁give ▁it ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁rocks ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁south ▁coast ), ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁connections ▁between ▁land ▁and ▁sea ▁that ▁are ▁the ▁focus ▁much ▁of ▁V U CE L - supported ▁research . ▁ ▁V U CE L ▁is ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁research ▁facility ▁designed ▁by ▁P yn enburg ▁& ▁Collins ▁Arch itect s ▁Ltd ▁with ▁the ▁internal ▁labor atory ▁spaces ▁designed ▁by ▁Lab works ▁Architecture ▁Ltd , ▁the ▁research ▁facility ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁compr ises ▁an ▁ 8 1 6 m ² ▁research ▁space ▁that ▁includes ▁ 1 1 3 m ² ▁of ▁science ▁labor ator ies , ▁ 1 6 8 m ² ▁of ▁wet ▁labor atory ▁facilities ▁supplied ▁with ▁filtered ▁and ▁un filter ed ▁flow - through ▁se aw ater , ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 m ² ▁of ▁ocean front ▁office ▁space ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁V U CE L ▁research ▁students , ▁academ ics , ▁and ▁support ▁staff . ▁V U CE L ▁provides ▁a ▁st