Architecture NZ

IF EVER THERE WERE ANY DOUBT THAT climate change is an ethical issue then the landmark judgement by the Australian Federal Court in late May should settle the matter. The class action case brought, on behalf of all Australian children and teenagers,

LONG AGO, WHEN WE WERE still allowed to have open fires in the city, I decided I would work only with a bricky with a good track record in fireplaces: structures that drew well, gave out good heat and didn’t smoke. I lucked upon Willie Colvin who, as

RECENTLY, I ACTED AS A member on a Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards jury panel. It can feel a bit cheesy to say these things but it really was an honour. The ecstasy of architecture: looking up at the detail of a brick so

Two years in the making, Haumanu (meaning revive, restore to health) was installed in Auckland Museum’s Te Whiwhinga, The Imaginarium, over a two-week period during May. The 9.3-metretall tree and floating overhead canopy, created by Northland artist

I’ve always dreamed of having a key to enter any building I desire. While I remain keyless, my aspirations were lived out through the festival of exceptional architecture – Open Christchurch. In any other city, this would seem to be an event of archi

THE NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT ON Urban Development (NPS-UD) contains a lot of policy wonkery but its big-ticket item is its mandate for our bigger cities that enables high-density development near train stations, CBDs and commercial centres. This man

WELLINGTON’S CUBA STREET IS A DIVERSE place, with its own cookbook and street festival, CubaDupa. Hip and fine dining restaurants mix with noodle houses and grungy cafes, second-hand clothing and records, night music venues and a range of boutique sh

WE ALL NEED SOMEWHERE NICE TO LIVE: a house with a way in, some friends and a little respite. Yet, these days, private life seems to require more planning than ever: setbacks, height restrictions, living circles, fencing, acoustics, fire ratings. Thr

Felicity Wallace, BArch (Hons), is the Western Director of the Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Board and a registered architect practising in New Zealand: she is based in Marton, a small town in the Rangitīkei district, not far from Bulls. She has more than

How did you make the move from architecture to landscape design? I studied architecture in Milan and Barcelona and then, towards the end of my university career, I worked for an architecture practice specialising in landscape architecture and urban d

category — Supreme Award category — Civic project — Te Ao Mārama Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum design — Jasmax with FJMT and designTRIBE category — Workplace (up to 1000m2) project — PwC Tower Sky Lobby at Commercial Bay design — Wa

PARNELL, AUCKLAND — Winner — Supreme Winner — Civic Design — Jasmax with FJMT and designTRIBE This significant landmark project is the result of a thoughtful unlayering of past interventions and an addition of interstitial elements, underpinned with

Winner — Workplace (up to 1000m2) Design — Warren and Mahoney In what was perhaps one of the most difficult categories to judge, as it challenged the jury’s preconceptions of what constitutes a workplace, it was a foyer and lobby experience on a scal

Winner — Workplace (over 1000m2) Design — Jasmax project — MinterEllisonRuddWatts Auckland Office Fit-out CBD, Auckland client — MinterEllisonRuddWatts minterellison.co.nz design — Jasmax jasmax.com design team — Phil Judd, Nick Moyes, Chris Kim, Ala

Winner — Hospitality Design — Cheshire Architects This exceptional project, which celebrates Cheshire Architects’ 10-year-long relationship with its client in the Britomart Precinct, is a sensorial feast. Demonstrating a level of craftsmanship and co

Winner — Retail Design — Blur the Lines This sumptuous, sensory space brings a gallery and spa experience to the retail domain through a combination of seduction and education. Fully engaging with a wide range of senses, the Comvita Wellness Lab succ

Winner — Residential Design — Bull O’Sullivan Architecture A joyful addition to an existing house provides a range of interior spaces for both whānau and friends, in a relaxed manner that belies the careful control in the unfolding sequence of spaces

Winner — Residential Kitchen Design — Atelier Jones Design project — Hong Kong-inspired Kitchen Wairau Valley Auckland client — Eugene Isack design — Atelier Jones Design atelierjonesdesign.co.nz design team — Raimana Jones photography — Sam Hartnett

Winner — Healthcare and Wellness Design — Establish Studio and Three Sixty Architecture An insertion into an industrial section of the city, this new wellness retreat model provides a range of calming spaces for the rejuvenation of both mind and body

Winner — Emerging Design Professional Current design practice — Jasmax Elisapeta is a natural leader in our industry, championing tikanga Māori and a collaborative design approach that is generous in spirit. Her work has enriched both the culture of

design — Bull O’Sullivan Architecture bosarchitecture.co.nz project — Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo Phillipstown, Christchurch client — Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust kohanga.ac.nz design team — Michael O’Sullivan (project principal) Pau

design — Material Creative materialcreative.co.nz project — Lo & Co Showroom Auckland client — Lo & Co loandcointeriors.com.au design team — Toni Brandso, Liv Patience, Jaime Aspinall, Julia Brown photography — Melanie Jenkins design — Bonnifait+Gies

Supported by Gold was discovered in the Queenstown district in 1862. Prospectors flooded in and a makeshift canvas township appeared on the shores of Lake Wakatipu to service them. The area was constituted as a borough in 1866 but prosperity was flee

BRETT GRAHAM (NGĀTI KOROKI KAHUKURA, TAINUI) CURATED BY ANNA®MARIE WHITE (TE ATIAWA) GOVETT-BREWSTER ART GALLERY, NEW PLYMOUTH 5 DECEMBER 2020 — 2 MAY 2021 During a recent discussion between Brett Graham and Dame Anne Salmond about the Maori notion o

OBJECTSPACE 9 MARCH ´ 30 MAY 2021 With the world drowning under an avalanche of disposable images, it is increasingly difficult to conceive of a space where photographs might speak to us and slowly reveal their stories. A remarkable collaboration bet

OBJECTSPACE, 2021 Co-edited by Mike Davis (University of Auckland) and Kathy Waghorn (AUT), Making Ways: Alternative Architectural Practice in Aotearoa is a bright, new publication that seeks to conceptualise architectural work. Published by Objectsp