Architecture New Zealand is the journal for New Zealand’s architects. For over fifty years it has been at the centre of the profession – keeping architects informed, inspired and engaged with reviews of the latest projects, insightful commentary on key issues and critical discussion of practice matters.

Architecture New Zealand

Editorial

Keeping the Queen clean

Parallel education systems

CONNECTING COMMUNITY

WYNYARD WATERFRONT

UNDER THE ARCHES

EN-ABYME

MATERIAL FOCUS: AHI RESTAURANT • Architect Jack McKinney was the lead designer for Ahi at Commercial Bay. In this collaboration with Warwick Fabrics, he discusses some of the material and fabric choices for this eatery.

DRAWING ROOM

SIGNIFICANCE RECOGNISED

NET ZERO CARBON BY 2030

NICK EAGLES • Nick Eagles – co-director of multidisciplinary design studio The Letter Q – discusses collaboration, turning transience into sculpture and the importance of colour.

INTERIOR AWARDS 2020

Architecture of an ocean • Mike Austin reflects on his decades of research and teaching on the building forms he has encountered in the vast territory of the Pacific. He finds recurring themes that establish a Pacific architecture based on marine technology and platforms of in-between and ultimate openness.

GET THE LOOK ON YOUR WALLS

Work

First THAB off the rank • Christopher Kelly looks at the socially equitable, Jasmax-designed 26 Aroha, a Terrace Housing and Apartment Building (THAB) in Sandringham, and discovers the beginnings of our own Aotearoan culture of living closer together.

Directional dimensions • Chris Barton discusses the whys and wherefores of Warren and Mahoney’s design decisions for Auckland’s Commercial Bay office tower and retail precinct.

NZ vs NY • Two recent restaurant additions to Auckland’s Commercial Bay, Ahi and Saxon + Parole, boast some of the best public views of the civic precinct. One offers a homage to Ralph Hotere, the other a lesson in New York hospitality. Federico Monsalve discovers what sets them apart.

SURFACE REDEFINED • Laminex New Zealand™ introduces the Alucci™ Collection, a next-generation fusion of material and technology in ultra-matte surfaces.

2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards • Congratulations to this year’s award-winners, profiled over the following 40 pages.

Nelson Airport Terminal • Studio Pacific Architecture’s bold design gesture creates a striking, sculptural gateway for the Nelson region.

BATHROOM PAVILION

FABRIC WAREHOUSE 2

JELLICOE TOWERS (1968)

ST JAMES CHURCH (1963)

Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Redevelopment • In a reshaped campus designed to respond to ever-changing requirements, Jasmax has created a physical environment in tune with the school’s pedagogical approach.

UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO TAURANGA CBD CAMPUS

HAWKE’S BAY OPERA HOUSE

SOF HOTEL

WYBORN CAPITAL

Toto Whare • Bull O’Sullivan Architecture has woven together whānau, whakapapa and wharenui in the transformation of this former state house.

LAKE HAYES COTTAGE

SAWTOOTH APARTMENT

BOWDEN HOUSE

10X10 HOUSE

WAIHEKE

PARNELL HOUSE

#3

SKHY

THE GROUNDS

ABODO SHOWCASE CARDRONA

LONGBUSH ECOSANCTUARY WELCOME SHELTER

POINT WELLS CRICKET CLUB

Hihiaua Cultural Centre • In combining the traditional whare vernacular with that of an industrial shed, Moller Architects has created a thriving community space that celebrates culture, craftsmanship and learning.

THE CHAPEL OF ST PETER

NAENAE REGIONAL BOWLING CLUB

NZIA PRESIDENT’S AWARDS 2020

NZIA DISTINGUISHED FELLOW AWARD

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