Four Queenstown-Lakes buildings have won honours at the 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
The four are among 28 buildings and structures to win awards at a ceremony in Auckland on Friday night, recognising the best work across all the types of projects designed by New Zealand’s architects.
The awards jury, led by Christchurch architect Jasper van der Lingen and also comprising Auckland architects Megan Edwards and Michael O’Sullivan and Melbourne-based architect Andrew Maynard, visited 50 shortlisted buildings from the Bay of Islands to Central Otago.
The winning Otago buildings were Aro Ha Retreat at Glenorchy, by Tennent Brown Architects, which won an award for commercial architecture; Cardrona Hut, at Cardrona, by RTA Studio, which won in the small project category; and The Wanaka House, by Lovell and O’Connell Architects, and Tom’s House, designed by Anna-Marie Chin Architects, which won awards in the house category.
The jury praised the reference in eco-resort Aro Ha Wellness Retreat’s sculpted forms to the mountainous landscape around Lake Wakatipu. The buildings were designed to be as sustainable as possible in terms of energy use and food production.
The jury described Tom’s House, near Queenstown, as "a very clever piece of work that meets the needs and relatively modest budget of the client while challenging the design rules and constraints of an upmarket residential estate."
The form of the house was inspired by the traditional shed, but the jury noted the architect "has twisted the type with an asymmetrical gable that creates dynamic elevations that relate to the local mountain landscape."
In the Wanaka House, "a strong, protective roof is anchored to a wall in a manner reminiscent of the bivouac shelters pitched by the region’s pioneering settlers".
The jury said the house was inventive and contemporary, "but its design and strong, simple material palette acknowledges New Zealand’s 1970s architectural tradition".
In the small project category, the jury said Cardrona Hut, near Wanaka, was "a delightful little building that is both an accomplished exercise in sufficiency and an evocative and immediately appealing piece of domestic architecture". The little building "suggests a back-country tramping hut, although its detailing and level of design deliver a rather more bespoke architectural experience," it said.
Mr van der Lingen said the Architecture Awards jury visited projects ranging from house additions to churches, schools and office buildings. Award-winning buildings included a new bus station, a suburban library and a restored war memorial.
"All of the award-winners are highly impressive projects. They go above competence to reach excellence. They set the benchmark for architectural achievement in New Zealand."
The named award winners were: John Scott Award for Public Architecture: LightPath/Canada Street Bridge, Auckland, by Monk MacKenzie together with GHD, Landlab and Novare Design; Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture: Annandale Farm, Banks Peninsula, by Patterson Associate; Ted McCoy Award for Education: Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungununu o Te Wairoa, by RTA Studio; Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing: Zavos Corner, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects.
2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards: List of winners
Named Awards
John Scott Award for Public Architecture
LightPath / Canada Street Bridge, Auckland, by Monk MacKenzie together with GHD, Landlab and Novare Design
Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture
Annandale Farm, Banks Peninsula, by Patterson Associates
Ted McCoy Award for Education
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungununu o Te Wairoa, by RTA Studio
Sir Ian Athfield Award foir Housing
Zavos Corner, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects
New Zealand Architecture Awards by category
Commercial Architecture
Annandale Farm, Banks Peninsula, by Patterson Associates
Aro Ha Retreat, Glenorchy, by Tennent Brown Architects
The APL Factory Lifting the Veil, Te Rapa, Hamilton, by Jasmax
Education
St Cuthbert's College Centennial Centre for Wellbeing, Epsom, Auckland, by Architectus and Architecture HDT in association
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungununu o Te Wairoa, by RTA Studio
Enduring Architecture
New Zealand Settlement Company: Awaroa House, Takaka, by Sir Ian Athfield
St Andrew's Church (1960), Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, by Hendery and Mitchener
Heritage
National War Memorial Projects [Carrillon Hall of Memories], Wellington, by Studio of Pacific Architecture
Toko Toru Tapu Chruch, Manutuke, Gisborne, by Architects 44
Hospitality and Retail
Fortieth & Hurstmere, Takapuna, by McKinney + Windeatt Architects
Housing
Bramasole, Waimauku, by Herbst Architects
E-type House, Grey Lynn, Auckland, by RTA Studio
Fold House, Waipiro Bay, Bay of Islands, by Bossley Architects
K Valley House, Thames, by Herbst Architects
Tom's House, Queenstown, by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
The Wanaka House, by Lovell and O'Connell Architects
Housing: Alterations and Additions
Belmont Garden Room, by Mitchell & Stout Architects and Rachel Dodd in association
Housing: Multi-unit
Mary Potter Apartments, St Albans, Christchurch by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects
Interior Architecture
New Zealand Post House, Waterloo Quay, Wellington, by Jasmax
141 Cambridge Terrace/Lane Neave, Christchurch, by Jasmax
Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects
Planning and Urban Design
LightPathAKL/Canada Street Bridge, Auckland, by Monk MacKenzie with GHD, Navare and LandLAB in association
Public Architecture
Christchurch Bus Interchange/Whakawhitinga Pahi, by Architectus
Te Pataka Korero o Te Hau Kapua: Devonport Library, by Athfield Architects
Small Project Architecture
Cardrona Hut, Wanaka, by RTA Studio
Number 5, Onetangi, Waiheke Island, by Architectus
Studio and Garden Room: Peters' House, Pakuranga, Auckland, by Lynda Simmons Architect
