The event attracted architectural designers from throughout the lower half of the North Island as branch members from Wellington, Taranaki/ Manawatu/ Whanganui and Hawkes Bay/ Poverty Bay came together to celebrate their achievements at the annual event. Architectural designers were invited to submit entries in any one of seven categories.
For the ADNZ Wellington branch, Tushka Glintmeyer and Nathan Rooney, founding directors of Space Architecture Studio Ltd won awards in two categories for a ‘private, unassuming and confident’ home they designed. The Mana-based business partners were awarded the Residential New Home up to 250sq Design Award sponsored by Gerard Roofs, for a home that judges considered was perfectly suited to the unadorned site. The judges citation commented; “The simple structure offers a rich variety of both interior and exterior space”. The property impressed the judges as much for its design as for its interior and exterior colour scheme and was awarded the Resene Colour in Design Award.
Graeme Calcott of Calcott Architecture and Landscape Design Ltd was awarded the Residential New Home over 250sq Design Award sponsored by James Hardie, for a generous family home he designed for a lifestyle block in Tawa. The substantial home was designed to maximise the commanding views and take advantage of the sun, at the same time as providing sheltered spaces from the prevailing winds. Graeme has been a member of ADNZ for almost 30 years and has won 25 Regional and five National awards.
Jon Ambler of Paraparaumu design company A D Architecture Ltd won the Residential Alterations and Additions Design Award for a renovation project that transformed a small Waikanae bach into a warm and inviting weekend beach house. Judges were impressed by the makeover that extended and transformed the original building into a modern retreat, whilst retaining the essential beach house feel of the holiday home.
Ambler’s colleague Peter Davis, of A D Architecture was successful in the Commercial/Industrial Design Award category with his submission for the Monteith’s Kapiti Junction brewery bar project. The brief required a brewery and bar addition to an existing building on an unusual triangular shaped, high profile site. The use of recycled wood on the interior, weatherboard cladding and a steeply pitched roof enhance the casual and welcoming residential style of the commercial building.
Entries from the ADNZ Taranaki/ Manawatu/ Whanganui branch this year were disappointing and judges were only able to present one design award in the Residential Alterations and Additions category. Architectural designer Keith Webby of Keith Webby Architectural Designer Ltd won the award for a renovation project that saw an original dated home extended, reclad in plaster and cedar, and all window joinery replaced to create a warm and ambient family home.
Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay ADNZ branch had award winners in four categories. The Residential New Home up to 250sq Design Award was presented to Chris Shaw from Pacific Modern Architecture for a quirky little home he designed for a prime coastal site. Owners wanted a ‘sunny, cheap, retro-modern backdrop’ for their native bushclad site overlooking Raglan Harbour. Weatherboards from the original dwelling were reused on the new home to provide a link from old to new.
Andrew Whitney, of Andrew Whitney Design Ltd won the Residential Multi-Unit Design Award sponsored by Elephant Plaster Board, for two substantial townhouses designed to maximise seafront views. The duplex was recognised for providing an ideal solution in a developing urban environment where there is a transition from the single unit dwelling.
The Wainui Beach School Library earned Chris Shaw of Pacific Modern Architecture the top prize in two categories: the Commercial Interior Design Award and the sponsors Resene Colour in Design Award. A modest budget and a relatively tight size restriction (80sq mt) did not limit the creativity of the designer. The resulting school library is appealing, functional, vibrant and ideally suited to the Gisbourne environment with a wave shaped roof line reflecting the region’s strong coastal influences. A covered verandah frontage provides a generous outdoor performance space for school and community activities.
Architectural Designers New Zealand Inc (ADNZ) was formed in 1996 to represent, promote and develop the skills and services of its members, who are all specialists in design and construction. The annual ADNZ/Resene awards event is open to ADNZ members and provides an opportunity for architectural designers throughout the country to showcase their work and compare and celebrate their creative excellence with their peers and colleagues. The combined awards presentation at The Southward Car Museum is one of six regional events to be held during July.
Regional category winners’ projects will be submitted for the National Awards that will be presented at the ADNZ/Resene Design Awards Gala Dinner at the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson on October 15.
Judges this year included renowned Wellington architect Ian Athfield and his colleagues Peter Bosley from Auckland and Ross Maguire from Christchurch. In assessing the merits of projects entered, judges consider all aspects of planning, materials and form and the context of the project within the environment. This year, for the first time, sustainability is part of the standard judging criteria.
