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1 New Zealand Architecture Awards 2016 Nelson / Marlborough

2 New Zealand Architecture Awards 2016 Nelson / Marlborough

3 Convenor s comments The Nelson / Marlborough region is blessed: our climate, landscape and people are what make this a special part of the country. The built environment can sometimes fail us though, so I am thankful we have the New Zealand Architecture Awards programme to help highlight the excellent work that goes on in the region. This year twenty entries were put forward for consideration: a small number compared to other regions and a number that needs to be increased. There will be many reasons for the low turnout, but I would urge any practitioner who has completed a project, however small, to consider entering. If nothing else, the entry process provides a great opportunity to gather material for your website and to pause and reflect on your work. Experiencing and reflecting on architecture is an assignment made all the more enjoyable when shared. Jon Rennie, Patrick Avery and Thorkild Hansen took their judging roles very seriously, and each provided invaluable input and unique insights. Many stimulating conversations were had on the long drives between visits, and the final decisions were made only after much deliberation. The opportunity to visit a number of projects seventeen in a short period of time three days gave rise to a couple of general observations. Firstly, the term bach seems to have lost its original meaning of a small, very modest holiday home or beach house. Also, New Zealand architecture generally remains obsessed with views, sometimes to the detriment of other aspects, especially the relationship to neighbours. The best projects we saw acknowledged the stunning views, but also considered other contextual issues the sun and its path across the sky, the wind, the approach to the home, as well as the rituals, requirements and relationships of inhabitation and the atmosphere of the environment created. I would like to thank everyone who participated. The standard of all entries exemplifies the need for architects, as a profession, to continue to be engaged at all levels, and showed that society is better for it. 3 Rachel Dodd Jury Convenor NZIA Nelson / Marlborough

4 The Awards Programme Each year since 1927, the New Zealand Institute of Architects has offered an awards programme that presents high quality architecture in New Zealand. Resene Paints has been the proud sponsor and awards partner of the NZIA since The winning projects featured in this publication all designed by NZIA Architect members who work in NZIA Practices represent the best architecture produced in the Nelson / Marlborough region during the past year. Local Architecture Awards are run by each of the NZIA s eight branches. Each year, they celebrate high-quality architecture in the following categories: housing (new, multi-unit, additions and alterations), public, commercial, education, small project, interior, and retail and hospitality architecture. There are also honours available for planning and urban design, and for enduring architecture: buildings more than 25 years old that have stood up well to the tests of time. As Local Architecture Award winners, the projects featured in this booklet can be shortlisted for the New Zealand Architecture Awards, the top tier of the NZIA s annual architecture awards programme. There are three tiers of award at national level: New Zealand Architecture Award: conferred across the categories recognised at local level. Named Awards: the Sir Ian Athfield Award (housing), the John Scott Award (public architecture), the Sir Miles Warren Award (commercial architecture) and the Ted McCoy Award (education) are conferred to a single project considered best in its respective category. At the culmination of the awards, a single project is awarded New Zealand s highest architectural honour, and as such is recognised as the best of the best. At any level, local or national, the New Zealand Architecture Awards are an opportunity to raise a wider awareness of the values of architecture by promoting excellence in design. The awards encourage informed public debate on how we can make our cities and towns better places to live and work. And they are a means of promoting environmentally responsible practices and solutions. 5

5 The Winners Commercial Architecture 9. Upper Queen Street by Irving Smith Architects Enduring Architecture 11. Awaroa Bach by Athfield Architects Heritage 13. St Andrews Church by Irving Smith Architects Housing 15. Harden Reese House by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects 17. Duncan Bay House by Irving Smith Architects 19. Holliday House by Redbox Architects 21. Pearson Bach by Redbox Architects 23. Split Apple Rock House by Matz Architects 25. Torea Studio by Tennent+Brown Architects Housing Alterations and Additions 27. Chisnall Alterations by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects 28. Tata Beach Family Bach by Redbox Architects Housing Multi Unit 31. Sussex Mews by Box Design 7 The Winners

Photo: Patrick Reynolds Commercial Architecture Award Upper Queen Street Irving Smith Architects The notion of big box retail being contained by highly functioning smaller tenancies is a noble one.

6 Photo: Patrick Reynolds Commercial Architecture Award Upper Queen Street Irving Smith Architects The notion of big box retail being contained by highly functioning smaller tenancies is a noble one. Here, the treatment to the carpark area is generous, well structured, and scaled to encompass both the pedestrian activity and vehicle movement that enlivens this edge. A mix of mesh, steel and timber are layered to provide necessary shading and create a generous space for interaction between the ubiquitous car and the retail entries. Unfortunately, big box operations have still managed to encroach and dominate the length of Queen Street, but the flexibility designed along this façade has futureproofed it for adaptation into smaller tenancies. We hope potential occupants soon seize the opportunities that the architectural framework has provided. 9 isarchitects.nz

Enduring Architecture Award Awaroa Bach Athfield Architects This grouping of buildings designed by the late Sir Ian Athfield, which span back across 45 years, first emerged as a self-built settlement

7 Enduring Architecture Award Awaroa Bach Athfield Architects This grouping of buildings designed by the late Sir Ian Athfield, which span back across 45 years, first emerged as a self-built settlement for five adventurous families. The buildings clearly reflect Ath s early interest in testing a settlement pattern. They explore functional relationships and shape spaces around shared amenities an architecture for communal living. As we currently face challenges of construction affordability, energy efficiency and aged-care, this project demonstrates an architectural approach that shouldn t be ignored. When viewed in its entirety, Awaroa demands a special place among Ath s long list of works. For those lucky enough to stumble across it, there can be no mistaking the author of this innovative and whimsical group of buildings. 11 athfieldarchitects.co.nz

Photo: Patrick Reynolds Heritage Award St Andrews Church Irving Smith Architects A clever design response has been applied to this provincial church, which was once deemed earthquake-prone and

8 Photo: Patrick Reynolds Heritage Award St Andrews Church Irving Smith Architects A clever design response has been applied to this provincial church, which was once deemed earthquake-prone and uninhabitable. Not content with an initial solution of a visible steel cage, the architects explored a more innovative, invisible intervention that required the removal of the roof and the placement of a nest of steel over the existing sarking and carbon-fibre, high-strength tendons on the walls. This solution is an excellent example of how good collaboration between architects and engineers can achieve quieter and more sympathetic results for heritage buildings in need of care. 13 isarchitects.nz

Photo: Jason Mann Housing Award Harden Reese House Jerram Tocker Barron Architects A steep and difficult site has provided a springboard for the creation of a home that opens up to capture

9 Photo: Jason Mann Housing Award Harden Reese House Jerram Tocker Barron Architects A steep and difficult site has provided a springboard for the creation of a home that opens up to capture north-facing views while maintaining a level of privacy from neighbouring properties. Within the well-detailed interior, a beautifully finished stair accentuates the home s verticality over three levels, and cleverly placed timber joinery provides partial separation between the kitchen and living spaces. This is a simple and elegant home. 15 jtbarchitects.co.nz

Photo: Patrick Reynolds Housing Award Duncan Bay House Irving Smith Architects A beautiful site in a challenging environment has been provided with a well-designed and well-planned house.

10 Photo: Patrick Reynolds Housing Award Duncan Bay House Irving Smith Architects A beautiful site in a challenging environment has been provided with a well-designed and well-planned house. A number of external spaces offer shelter in the landscape, each providing an option for being comfortably outside in any of the prevailing winds. The house has been well modulated and positioned so that it claims stunning views down the bay without dominating the landscape. Strong materials acknowledge the demands of the testing environment, and their colours also work to blend the house into its surroundings. 17 isarchitects.nz

Photo: Oliver Weber Housing Award Resene Colour Award Holliday House Redbox Architects Grouped shed-like forms create a welcoming home that is planned to easily accommodate extended family members

11 Photo: Oliver Weber Housing Award Resene Colour Award Holliday House Redbox Architects Grouped shed-like forms create a welcoming home that is planned to easily accommodate extended family members and guests. The light-filled house is a lovely response to the clients brief. The exposed, pitched-cedar-batten ceiling and macrocarpa trusses, along with cedar display shelving, bring warmth into the home. These elements have been subtly highlighted with well-placed lighting to ensure the feeling of warmth continues into the evening. The house sits quietly but confidently in its rural setting, and is clearly a delight to its owners. A bright red door no apologies made here in signaling the point of entry is matched with a similarly hued letterbox. These exclamations of colour acknowledge the red netting used to protect the crops of apples and hops for which the region is known and proudly proclaim the building as a landmark in the landscape. 19 redboxarchitects.co.nz

Photo: Elspeth Collier Housing Award Resene Colour Award Pearson Bach Redbox Architects Given a questionable location, the architects have maximised the opportunities handed to them.

12 Photo: Elspeth Collier Housing Award Resene Colour Award Pearson Bach Redbox Architects Given a questionable location, the architects have maximised the opportunities handed to them. Addressing the challenges of a south-facing, sub-alpine lot, this building arranges itself around a central courtyard that makes the most of magnificent views over the lake. The orientation means that interior spaces capture any available sun, and the layering of textures and materials, such as cork and cedar, along with the rich, folded ceiling planes create a warm and welcoming refuge. The use of corten steel for a window-box frame gives the building a strong presence in this harsh landscape. By highlighting the timber window eyebrows in a similar tone to corten steel, an additional layer of exterior depth and richness has been created. A simple move well executed. 21 redboxarchitects.co.nz

Beautiful detailing harks back to Arts and Crafts precedents and provides a richness to the living spaces that matches the views.

13 Photo: Virginia Woolfe Housing Award Split Apple Rock House Matz Architects A phenomenal panorama is a driver for this home s plan. Framed with sophistication and complexity, the views and exterior connections vary as you move throughout the house. Beautiful detailing harks back to Arts and Crafts precedents and provides a richness to the living spaces that matches the views. The architects have married their international clients desires to a local sensibility, an understanding of the site and the wider context. The result is a strong piece of architecture well suited to their needs. 23 matzarchitects.co.nz

Photo: Paul McCredie Housing Award Torea Studio Tennent+Brown Architects This small rural studio for work and meetings is an expressive response to a narrative.

14 Photo: Paul McCredie Housing Award Torea Studio Tennent+Brown Architects This small rural studio for work and meetings is an expressive response to a narrative. The metaphor of two Torea (oystercatchers) walking down the site has been captured with a single move using Computer Numerically Controlled cut, cross-laminated timber panels wrapped in a tight skin of zinc. Restrained and deceptively simple, this approach creates a folded space that flows seamlessly from outside to in. Austere bedrooms are made delightful by a material richness and considered openings for light and views, and small moves, such as a perforated steel seat over a radiator, elevate the overall effect of the building. This building was a joy to visit; it is a stimulating and creative work environment for its owner. 25 tennentbrown.co.nz

Photo: Caroline Crick Housing Alterations and Additions Award Resene Colour Award Chisnall Alterations Jerram Tocker Barron Architects A simple, cedar wrap over the existing exterior, which connects

The architects have shown a great understanding of the Building Code, astutely providing (or avoiding) specific elements.

15 Photo: Caroline Crick Housing Alterations and Additions Award Resene Colour Award Chisnall Alterations Jerram Tocker Barron Architects A simple, cedar wrap over the existing exterior, which connects the original house with a new living area, is one of a series of strong moves that create a welcoming and functional family home. The architects have shown a great understanding of the Building Code, astutely providing (or avoiding) specific elements. An outdoor deck, linking a new bedroom and living area, has been cleverly worked to achieve the functionality of an outdoor room. This is a good example of how small but well thought through interventions can produce a meaningful result. A simple dichromatic palette of white and red has been successfully employed to frame or contrast the garden, sky and the mixed colours of the hedging that lines the deck edge. 27 jtbarchitects.co.nz

Photo: Oliver Weber Housing Alterations and Additions Award Tata Beach Family Bach Redbox Architects There is a generosity at play here: when on the beach the house signals to you, gesturing you to

16 Photo: Oliver Weber Housing Alterations and Additions Award Tata Beach Family Bach Redbox Architects There is a generosity at play here: when on the beach the house signals to you, gesturing you to come and occupy, and a generous spatial relationship with the neighbours and the street has also been achieved. Extensive use of cedar, exposed macrocarpa trusses and plywood ceilings have helped in the crafting of this welcoming house. Informal spaces, including a new paved outdoor courtyard and external storage cupboard, exemplify the ideals of easy holiday living and demonstrate a clear understanding of beachside bach living. The brave and productive re-use of a utilitarian building has created a gathering space that lovingly expresses the idea of family holidays by the water. 29 redboxarchitects.co.nz

17 Housing Multi Unit Award Sussex Mews Box Design An uncompromising concrete wall clearly demarcates the boundary of this development. Once inside, a mix of single- and double-level units have been cleverly arranged to maximise the available space, while the variation in plan invites neighbourly meetings and visits. The private courtyard spaces and pocket garden areas at the heart of each unit define the spaces and increase the sense of scale, bringing light and air into the interior while defining the living rituals of the homes. Overall, this is a well thought out and considered response to the challenge of creating good quality, liveable density on the city fringe. 31 boxliving.co.nz

18 Congratulations to all this year s winners. The 2016 Nelson / Marlborough Architecture Awards jury was comprised of: Rachel Dodd (convenor) Arthouse Architecture Patrick Avery Avery Architecture Thorkild Hansen (lay juror) Jon Rennie Athfield Architects In assessing a project for an award, the judges look at: the relationship of the building to its site, context and presence; user satisfaction, value to the client and acceptability of solutions to the brief; the degree of consistency and completeness in expressing the relationship between concept, form, and structure; light, colour, texture and spatial qualities; structure, construction, materials and issues of durability and detail; environmental performance; and contribution to the advancement of architecture as a discipline and the enhancement of the human spirit. Additional photos and information about these award-winning projects can be found on the New Zealand Institute of Architects website and social media channels. Facebook: NewZealandInstituteofArchitects The New Zealand Institute of Architects Design by

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