ANZ Raranga at Sylvia Park
Wynyard Central, a new urban residential development offering unique waterfront living and the first development with 7/8 homestar ratings, received a Housing Multi-unit Award. (Jury citation) Its masterplan, a benchmark for the city which truly addresses the interaction between housing and public realm, was awarded a Planning and Urban Design Award. (Jury citation)
Wynyard Central East 2 Residential Development
Wynyard Central Master Plan
The practice, alongside design partners, Salmond Reed Architects, was also recognised with a Heritage Award for the careful restoration of the gothic revival style University of Auckland’s Building 119, a Category A listed building now providing significant presence and resource for students in the historic hub of the University. (Jury citation)
The University of Auckland Building 119
The Christchurch chapter of the NZIA local awards took place on Thursday, 6 June at the newly restored Christchurch Town Hall’s James May Theatre.
Tūranga, Christchurch’s new central library, took out awards in the Public Architecture and Interior Architecture categories. Designed in association with Danish practice, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, the new library is a celebration of Christchurch’s diversity of culture and strong heritage and responds to the city’s desire for a public space that would strengthen a community rocked by devastating earthquakes. (Jury citation)
Tūranga Library Christchurch
These projects will now be considered for the NZIA’s annual Architecture Awards programme later in the year. Congratulations to our clients, consultants and design teams involved and all other winners.
