Architecture NZ

IT WAS A HIGH NOON MOMENT, the sun hanging high, gazing down from a cyan sky on autumnal poplars arrayed like flaming Roman candles across the brown hills. We were 20 farm gates south of Twizel, in a cul-de-sac valley opening to the lake, an arc of k

THE POLITICS OF SPACE continue to develop in both events and discussion globally, as elections draw closer and bombing of Palestine continues. The movement of protests on US and UK campuses against the genocide of Palestinians has foregrounded that s

Following significant damage sustained during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, Christchurch’s South Library and Service Centre was temporarily strengthened to NBS code. In 2023, the Council engaged Ignite Architects to design a replacemen

Professor Anthony Hōete (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rānana) from Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society for his advancement of New Zealand and Māori

Inadequacies embedded in building code and consent regulations present significant barriers to advancing the rate of providing quality and sustainable housing. This was one of the key themes to emerge from this year’s Housing Summit convened by the N

First designed in 2011 by model-maker Minka Ip, the Interior Awards trophy has changed several times over the years, both in size and shape, and in materiality. This year marks the launch of a new trophy by local designer and maker Alistair Munro, wh

2 November 1949 – 4 March 2024 Ian Dickson – known to all as Dickie – spent 50 years at Athfield Architects in Wellington, joining Ian Athfield only six months after he established the practice. Dickson was one of the first to be promoted to the role

Interior Spaces presented by When Claire Paterson and Amy Hendry’s clients wanted to “start afresh with their tired apartment”, no one foresaw that the planned refurbishment would become a wholesale refit to a stripped-back shell. But, as the designe

POST THE 2011 CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES, there was an ambitious plan to bring together various dispersed agricultural research facilities into a single building with the aim of integrating researchers from academia at Lincoln University with the Crown R

THE OPENING OF THE INVERCARGILL CENTRAL commercial retail centre has catalysed opportunities for the city to consolidate and strengthen its central heart, and to embrace cultural interest in its progressive identity. While the opening coincides with

THE KĀPITI COAST DISTRICT SPANS Paekākāriki, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Ōtaki with an architectural history that runs deep. Mahara means memory or thinking deeply. The name has long connections to Te Ati Awa, Taranaki and a house at Parihaka supported

Winner — Supreme Winner — Retail Design — Architecture Van Brandenburg Jury comment — This monumental project threw out the rule book and draped itself across the space with whimsical, sculptural and textural artistry. As if from another planet, the

Winner — Education Design — Sheppard & Rout Architects Jury comment — Set within a disused industrial enclosure, this highly innovative, adaptive re-use project challenges our perception of a typical education environment. Working within a constraine

Winner — Workplace over 1000m2 Design — Warren and Mahoney Jury comment — Representing the definition of co-design, this workplace creatively and unpretentiously weaves local kaupapa into the very fabric of the space, connecting its inhabitants with

Winner — Workplace up to 1000m2 Design — Pac Studio Jury comment — Somehow subtle yet striking at once, this fun project walks a delicate line to deliver a creative, energetic space that evolves as required to enhance the functionality of the workpla

Winner — Hospitality Design — CTRL Space Jury comment — Delving deeply into our Pacific roots, this interior beautifully evokes a sense of calm and place through a re-imagining of colour, texture and materialism. The thoughtful design demonstrates a

Winner — Civic Design — Tennent Brown Architects Jury comment — Te Whare Hononga embodies its name – a place for union and connection – by bringing people together through both its design and its intended purpose: a place to hear and share stories as

Winner — Residential Design — Evelyn McNamara Architects Jury comment — An exercise in reductionism and crafted details, this beautiful home uses clever materialism to exude warmth and depth with a delightful connection to the natural environment. Di

Winner — Residential Kitchen Design — Rogan Nash Architects Jury comment — Influenced by a variety of design classics and colour-blocking, this humble yet refined kitchen channels a 1980s’ Euro-style vernacular, right out of the pages of Abitare, wit

Winner — Healthcare and Wellness Design — RCG Jury comment — A 30-year relationship between the designer and the client has resulted in an incredible kaupapa that beautifully integrates the stories of Ngāti Whakaue. The combination of texture, patter

Winner — Emerging Design Professional Design practice — ahha Jury comment — A whirlwind of energy and creativity, Raphaela inspired us with her unwavering commitment to design excellence through a multifaceted lens. Part artist, environmental caretak

Winner — Community Impact Design — Dalgleish Architects Jury comment — Much has been achieved within this space, through simple design gestures that bring focus to the taonga. A soft colour palette representing the colour shift in the awa, from headw

design — Izzard Design izzard.co.nz client — Bremworth bremworth.co.nz design team — Paul Izzard, Kate Dalton photography — Jono Parker design — Warren and Mahoney wam.studio client — isite isite.nz design team — Gareth Huston, Keri Drecki, Breannean

Supported by Located at the mouth of the Whanganui River – the nation’s longest navigable waterway – Whanganui has long benefited from both the abundance of the coast and the commerce arising from its huge hinterland. The area is the ancestral home o