The Department of Conservation Routeburn shelter, a winner
in the public architecture category, uses concrete that
both collects heat and echoes the gravel of the nearby
river.
Sustainability was a strong feature in this year's
Southern Architecture Awards, with judges impressed by how many
buildings featured sustainable principles.
The winners were announced yesterday.
There were more entries in the sustainable architecture
category this year and many projects in other categories also
featured sustainable principles, judging panel convener John
Gray, of Dunedin's Oakley Gray Architects, said.
The entries ranged from a school building which made the
judges want to go back to school to a Department of
Conservation shelter that reached up to the sky and emulated
mountains, and Mr Gray said the judges were impressed with
the "extremely high" standard of entries.
The University of Otago's $9.6 million Hunter Centre was
Dunedin's first structure designed to meet the Green Building
Council's green star rating system for sustainable buildings.
It was a winner in both the sustainable and public
architecture categories.
The building featured natural ventilation via high automatic
louvres, a pellet burner for heating and rainwater collection
for re-use. Sustainable timbers were used and only 20% of the
construction waste went to landfill.
In the Queenstown Aquatic Centre, low-emissivity glass and
vapour barriers minimise energy loss and condensation, while
heat is recovered from exhaust air and used to heat incoming
air.
The awards are open to all architect members of New Zealand
Institute of Architects practices.
There are eight regional awards and the winners are eligible
for consideration for a New Zealand Architecture Award, which
will be decided by a national jury, including an
international judge, next year.
The overall winner of the New Zealand Architecture Medal will
be announced in May.
The Southern judging panel included architects David
Stringer, of Queenstown, Jo Case, of Dunedin, and Jamie
Gilbertson, who is head of college at the University of
Otago's Arana College.
• The winners are. -
Heritage
Fletcher Lodge new wing, Dunedin (Baker Garden Architects).
Commercial
Coronet Peak base amenities (Michael Wyatt Architect Ltd);
Heritage Conference Centre, Queenstown (Warren and Mahoney);
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside (Dalman Architecture Ltd);
Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel (2 Architecture Studio
Limited).
Interior
Skyline Restaurant and Bar, Queenstown (Warren and Mahoney).
Public
John McGlashan College Learning and Information Centre (McCoy
and Wixon Architects Ltd); Moana Pool new extension, Dunedin
(Baker Garden Architects); Queenstown Aquatic Centre (ASC
Architects Ltd), also recipient of a Resene colour award;
Routeburn Shelter (Michael Wyatt Architect Ltd); The Holy
Family School, Wanaka (McCoy and Wixon Architects Ltd); The
Hunter Centre, Dunedin (Parker Warburton Team Architecture
Ltd).
Residential - Houses
Beacon Point House, Wanaka (Glyn Bilkey Architect Ltd); Cook
Calder residence, Queenstown (Michael Wyatt Architect Ltd);
Craw House, Wanaka (Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects, of
Auckland); Fisken residence, Dunedin (Mason and Wales
Architects); Kereru Cottage, Macandrew Bay (Palmer and Palmer
Architects Ltd); Mountain Retreat, Queenstown (Fearon Hay
Architects Ltd); Parker residence, Dunedin (Parker Warburton
Team Architecture Ltd); Rooke House, Queenstown (Murray
Cockburn Partnership, Queenstown); Slope Hill House,
Queenstown (Wendy Shacklock Architects Ltd); Wanaka House
(Chris Prebble Architects Ltd).
Residential - Multiple Housing
Commonage Close, Queenstown (Mason and Wales Architects);
Lakeshore Springs, Wanaka (Chris Prebble Architects Ltd).
Sustainable The Hunter Centre, Dunedin (Parker
Warburton Team Architecture Ltd).
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