The winners were announced at a function in Queenstown last night.
Reece Warnock, of Warnock Architecture (Dunedin), won the Residential New Home between 150sqm and 300sqm Architectural Design Award and Resene Colour in Design Award for his traditional shed-style home design with a contemporary twist.
ADNZ judges remarked on the updated "vernacular building type" using a contemporary material palette — bold colour, flat tray roofing and cedar cladding — in a semi-suburban Otago landscape.
The judges admired Mr Warnock’s use of colour as a "nod to nature nestled in the picturesque Otago landscape".
"This barn red home framed in black embraces the autumn tones of its surroundings."
Julian O’Sullivan from Opus Architecture’s interior work on 1930s heritage listing former Chief Post Office building — now Distinction Hotel — in Dunedin, earned him a commended in the Commercial Interior Architectural Design category, sponsored by GIB. Fabrics and furnishings created warmth and mood, in contrast with the restored hard finishes, plaster detailing, bronze work and mosaic tiling.
ADNZ chief executive Astrid Andersen said Reece Warnock and Julian O’Sullivan demonstrated a strong awareness of time, context and place, which was skilfully incorporated into their designs. Every year, the ADNZ-Resene Architectural Design Awards recognises outstanding, creative and innovative residential, commercial, alterations and multi-use projects designed by ADNZ members throughout New Zealand. National award winners and the supreme award winner will be announced on October 27.
